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Pour que les autres vivent

Original title: Seven Waves Away
  • 1957
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
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Pour que les autres vivent (1957)
AdventureDramaThriller

A ship's officer finds himself in command of a lifeboat full of survivors of a sunken luxury liner.A ship's officer finds himself in command of a lifeboat full of survivors of a sunken luxury liner.A ship's officer finds himself in command of a lifeboat full of survivors of a sunken luxury liner.

  • Director
    • Richard Sale
  • Writer
    • Richard Sale
  • Stars
    • Tyrone Power
    • Mai Zetterling
    • Lloyd Nolan
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    • Director
      • Richard Sale
    • Writer
      • Richard Sale
    • Stars
      • Tyrone Power
      • Mai Zetterling
      • Lloyd Nolan
    • 52User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    Tyrone Power
    Tyrone Power
    • Alec Holmes
    Mai Zetterling
    Mai Zetterling
    • Nurse Julie White
    Lloyd Nolan
    Lloyd Nolan
    • Frank Kelly
    Stephen Boyd
    Stephen Boyd
    • Will McKinley
    Moira Lister
    Moira Lister
    • Edith Middleton
    James Hayter
    James Hayter
    • 'Cookie' Morrow
    Marie Lohr
    Marie Lohr
    • Dorothy Knudson
    Finlay Currie
    Finlay Currie
    • Mr. Wheaton
    John Stratton
    John Stratton
    • Jimmy 'Sparks' Clary
    Victor Maddern
    Victor Maddern
    • Willy Hawkins
    Eddie Byrne
    Eddie Byrne
    • Michael Faroni
    Noel Willman
    Noel Willman
    • Aubrey Clark
    Moultrie Kelsall
    Moultrie Kelsall
    • Daniel Cane
    Robert Harris
    Robert Harris
    • Arthur J. Middleton
    Gordon Jackson
    Gordon Jackson
    • John Merritt
    Clive Morton
    Clive Morton
    • Maj. Gen. Barrington
    David Langton
    David Langton
    • John Hayden
    Ralph Michael
    Ralph Michael
    • George Kilgore
    • Director
      • Richard Sale
    • Writer
      • Richard Sale
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    7Doylenf

    Gripping, well acted survival story...

    As gripping and powerful as it is, ABANDON SHIP! is a survival story that's hard to view from the comfort of an armchair or theater seat. The viewer can identify so completely with the daunting task facing the ship's officer (TYRONE POWER) when making life and death decisions with regard to how many people can use the lifeboat when a sunken ship leaves them adrift at sea.

    True, there are a few stereotypes among the raft's passengers, but the drama becomes real and forceful due to the strong performances from an excellent cast. MAI ZETTERLING is fine as a nurse with a romantic relationship to Executive Officer Power and STEPHEN BOYD and LLOYD NOLAN are fine as other ship officers caught up in unusual circumstances surrounding their survival at sea.

    Not for the squeamish, it has echoes of Hitchcock's LIFEBOAT (but without the humor).

    Tyrone Power was at a stage in his career when he wanted more serious roles rather than stay forever fixed in the minds of movie-goers as a swashbuckling star. Here he certainly had his chance to prove his acting skills and he does a splendid job in a grim role, one of his last parts before his premature death from a heart attack at age 45.
    kev-22

    A sane alternative to "Titanic"

    I haven't seen this film in many years, but I have never forgotten it. It proves you can make a harrowing high-seas adventure with life-and-death philosophical overtones on a tiny budget in a tiny set without going overboard (pun intended) like the bloated "Titanic." In some ways, I prefer this gritty, direct film more than Alfred Hitchcock's very similar "Lifeboat." This film has fewer glamorous eccentricities and gets down to the painful, shocking task of sacrificing lives. Tyrone Power might seem miscast as the captain, but this is not a glamor-boy role and as I recall he handles it quite well. If you're in the mood for hard-hitting, serious drama, this is the picture for you.
    zpzjones

    Very good

    I liked this much in the way of Hitchcock's better known Lifeboat. Great character study of Tyrone Power in one of his last roles. Movie was shot in a large tank it seems as echos are heard. The only problem I have and I don't know if it's a goof or continuity problem is the fate of the first three characters and the dog on the floating wooden raft at the beginning of the movie. After Alec Holmes(Power)leaves them what happens to them? Otherwise a good flick. I like to point out that three Upstairs Downstairs alumni appear in this movie: Gordon Jackson, David Langton & Clive Morton. Power is great in a character twisting role as the first understanding acting captain and then as the more manaical Ahab like character who sacrifices peoples lives.
    9SnoopyStyle

    primal

    AKA Abandon Ship! A luxury cruise liner hits a mine and sinks in the shark infested south Atlantic. Survivors gather around an overcrowded lifeboat. Alec Holmes (Tyrone Power) takes command after the captain's death. With dwindling supplies and rescue unlikely, he faces an impossible choice with greater and greater urgency.

    They probably filmed most of this in a giant water tank but it looks like it's the open ocean. The boat always looks dangerously close to sinking and the waters get really rough. This is actually a very harrowing tale. The high stress situation is great for pulling out the characters. There is something basic about their predicament. It is primal. The story is very compelling.
    Michael_Elliott

    Hard to Watch but Impossible to Forget

    Abandon Ship (1957)

    *** 1/2 (out of 4)

    Extremely difficult to watch but masterfully made is the best way to sum up this drama that will have your on the edge of your seat from start to finish. A luxury liner strikes a derailed land mine, explodes and sinks in seven seconds. Twenty-seven people survive with Officer Holmes (Tyrone Power) given orders to take control of the lifeboat and see to it that as many people survive as possible. The boat is 1500 miles from land with a major storm coming and the lifeboat is holding at least twelve people too many so Holmes must pick and choose which ones can stay on the top and which must go overboard. This film, based on a true story, is rather hard to watch and I'm sure many people will find it too unpleasant and will eventually turn it off. The film takes place in the water from start to finish and the shaky camera-work and constant throbbing in the water will get some sea sick but those who stick to the movie will find a lot of other things to be disgusted by. I'd say I'm an expert at watching some ugly stuff but even my stomach was turning due to the subject matter here, which is handled in a very raw and realistic way. Having one man play God and pick who gets to live and die is a soul searching cause and will really have you thinking. The movie starts off as your typical disaster pic but instead of action we get thoughts of what we would do in that situation. You'll ask yourself if you could throw a woman overboard to die and if everyone should die or if a select group should have the right to live. A movie fan really has to ask themselves if a masterfully directed movie with great performances is worth watching when the subject matter itself is too ugly. I'm sure many will stay away from the film and I'm really not sure if I'd want to sit through it again but there's no doubt at how well made the thing is. I've always been hit and miss on Power but after seeing his performance here I've turned into an instant fan. He's completely believable in the role and extremely strong in putting his character's thoughts right up there for us to see without having to say a single word. Mai Zetterling, Stephen Boyd, Lloyd Nolan and the rest of the cast are great as well but there's no question as to whose film it is. It's rather amazing that this film isn't better known as many disaster movies remain quite popular today. I'm going to guess the reason this one here has been forgotten is simply because many watching it won't want to recommend it to anyone. I can only imagine how a film like this hit people when it was first released because as movie viewers today we've become quite jaded to violence. There's no real violence here but there's no question that the film and its subject matter are a lot more brutal to watch than any slasher or violence packed action film.

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    • Trivia
      This movie is based on the real event of the William Brown, an American ship that sank in 1841, taking with her 31 passengers. A further 16 passengers were forced out of an overloaded lifeboat before the survivors were rescued. The survivors were picked up by the American ship Crescent, the same name of the liner that sinks in this movie.
    • Goofs
      The boat used in long shots and the one in close-ups are obviously different.
    • Quotes

      Announcer: [closing lines] The story which you have just seen is a true one. In real life Captain Alexander Holmes was brought to trial on a charge of murder. He was convicted and given the minimum sentence of six months because of the unusual circumstances surrounding the incident. If you had been a member of the jury, how would you have voted: guilty or innocent?

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      Remade as The Last Survivors (1975)

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    • Release date
      • August 28, 1957 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El mar no perdona
    • Filming locations
      • Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK(Gus Angus worked as Third Assistant Director and confirmed the film was shot on H Stage also known as the Silent Stage at Shepperton.)
    • Production company
      • Copa Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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