Stanley Baker and Jack Hawkins in La mer cruelle (1953)

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La mer cruelle

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Director

Charles Frend
Charles Frend

Writers

Nicholas Monsarrat
Nicholas Monsarrat
by
Eric Ambler
Eric Ambler
screenplay

Cast

(in credits order) verified as complete

Rest of cast listed alphabetically

William Baskiville
William Baskiville
Briefing Room Officer
(uncredited)
Arthur Bentley
Arthur Bentley
Radar Operator
(uncredited)
Jim Brady
Jim Brady
Sailor in Water
(uncredited)
Jack Dearlove
Jack Dearlove
Seaman
(uncredited)
Walter Fitzgerald
Walter Fitzgerald
Warden
(uncredited)
Joan Ingram
Joan Ingram
Party Guest
(uncredited)
Paddy Joyce
Paddy Joyce
Sonar Operator
(uncredited)
Richard Leech
Richard Leech
Sailor
(uncredited)
Aileen Lewis
Aileen Lewis
Lady at Party
(uncredited)
Fred Machon
Fred Machon
Briefing Room Officer
(uncredited)
Jack Mandeville
Jack Mandeville
Party Guest
(uncredited)
Paddy Smith
Paddy Smith
Officer
(uncredited)
David Gideon Thomson
David Gideon Thomson
A.S.D.I.C. Officer
(uncredited)
Alan Webb
Alan Webb
Admiral Murray-Forbes
(uncredited)

Producers

Michael Balcon
Michael Balcon
executive producer
Leslie Norman
Leslie Norman
producer

Composer

Alan Rawsthorne
Alan Rawsthorne

Cinematographer

Gordon Dines
Gordon Dines
director of photography

Editor

Peter Tanner
Peter Tanner

Casting Director

Margaret Harper Nelson
Margaret Harper Nelson
casting director (casting) (uncredited)

Art Director

Jim Morahan
Jim Morahan

Makeup Department

Barbara Barnard
Barbara Barnard
hairstylist
Sidney Turner
Sidney Turner
makeup artist

Production Management

Hal Mason
Hal Mason
production supervisor
L.C. Rudkin
L.C. Rudkin
unit production manager

Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors

Norman Priggen
Norman Priggen
assistant director
Peter Dixon
Peter Dixon
second assistant director (uncredited)
Tom Pevsner
Tom Pevsner
third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Bert Davey
Bert Davey
assistant art director (uncredited)
Norman Dorme
Norman Dorme
draughtsman (uncredited)
Andrew Low
Andrew Low
set dresser (uncredited)
Tony Rimmington
Tony Rimmington
junior draughtsman (uncredited)
Jack Shampan
Jack Shampan
draughtsman (uncredited)

Sound Department

Stephen Dalby
Stephen Dalby
sound supervisor
Leo Wilkins
Leo Wilkins
recordist
Jim Clark
Jim Clark
assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Mary Habberfield
Mary Habberfield
dubbing editor (uncredited)
Norman King
Norman King
chief sound engineer (uncredited)
Paul Lecker
Paul Lecker
assistant boom operator (uncredited)
Ray Palmer
Ray Palmer
sound assistant (uncredited)
Eric Stockl
Eric Stockl
sound assistant (uncredited)
Don Wortham
Don Wortham
sound assistant (uncredited)

Special Effects

Sydney Pearson
Sydney Pearson
special effects

Visual Effects

Geoffrey Dickinson
Geoffrey Dickinson
special processes

Camera and Electrical Department

Paul Beeson
Paul Beeson
second unit photography
Jo Jago
Jo Jago
second unit photography
John R.F. Stewart
John R.F. Stewart
radar photography (as John R.F. Stewart A.R.P.S.)
Chic Waterson
Chic Waterson
camera operator
Brian Elvin
Brian Elvin
clapper loader: model unit (uncredited)
Bob Penn
Bob Penn
still photographer (uncredited)
Herbert Smith
Herbert Smith
focus puller (uncredited)
Ken Westbury
Ken Westbury
clapper loader (uncredited)
Hugh Wilson
Hugh Wilson
focus puller: second unit (uncredited)

Costume Department

Anthony Mendleson
Anthony Mendleson
wardrobe

Editorial Department

Roy Baker
Roy Baker
second assistant editor (uncredited)
Barbara Bennett
Barbara Bennett
assembly cutter (uncredited)
Alastair McIntyre
Alastair McIntyre
assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department

Ernest Irving
Ernest Irving
conductor: the Philharmonia Orchestra
The Philharmonia Orchestra
The Philharmonia Orchestra
music played by
Gerard Schurmann
Gerard Schurmann
composer: additional music (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Jean Graham
Jean Graham
continuity

Additional Crew

R.S. Abram
R.S. Abram
technical adviser (as Commander R.S. Abram D.S.C. R.N. {Retd})
J.E. Broome
J.E. Broome
technical adviser (as Captain J.E. Broome D.S.C. R.N. {Retd})
Paddy Girdlestone
Paddy Girdlestone
production secretary (uncredited)
Yvonne Homan
Yvonne Homan
publicity secretary (uncredited)

Crew believed to be complete

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