The Sea Shall Not Have Them (1954)
During autumn of 1944, an RAF Hudson carrying a VIP passenger in possession of highly secret information is shot down and ditches in the North Sea. Fighting the elements and trying to keep up morale, the occupants of the aircraft's dinghy talk about their lives awaiting the rescue they hope will come. The film's title reflects the motto of the RAF's Air Sea Rescue Service, one of whose high speed launches battles against its own mechanical problems, enemy action, time and the weather to locate and rescue the downed crew and the vital secret papers they carry.
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Michael Redgrave Air Commodore Waltby |
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Dirk Bogarde Flt Sgt Mackay |
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Jack Watling Flying Officer Harding |
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Bonar Colleano Sgt Kirby |
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Anthony Steel Flying Officer Treherne |
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Nigel Patrick Flt Sgt Slingsby |
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James Kenney Cpl. Skinner |
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Sydney Tafler Cpl. Robb |
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Griffith Jones Group Capt. Todd |
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Guy Middleton Squadron Leader Scott |
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Rachel Kempson Mrs. Waltby |
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Joan Sims Hilda Tebbitt |
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Anton Diffring German Pilot |
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Nigel Green Met Officer Howard |
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Michael Ripper Botterhill |
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Ian Whittaker A.C.2 Milliken |
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Paul Carpenter Lt Patrick Boyle, Sea Otter Pilot |
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George Rose Tebbitt |
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Glyn Houston Knox |
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Victor Maddern Gus Westover |
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Eddie Byrne Petty Officer Porter |
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Jack Taylor Robinson |
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Michael Balfour Dray |
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Gudrun Ure Kirby's Fiancee |
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Jack Lambert Squadron Leader Craig |
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Moultrie Kelsall Wing Commander Dixon |
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Graham Stark Corporal (Uncredited) |
Crew | Cliff Richardson | Special Effects |
Directing | Lewis Gilbert | Director |
Writing | Lewis Gilbert | Writer |
Sound | Malcolm Arnold | Music |
Editing | Russell Lloyd | Editor |
Camera | Stephen Dade | Director of Photography |
Art | Bernard Robinson | Art Direction |
Camera | Moray Grant | Camera Operator |
Writing | Vernon Harris | Writer |
Sound | Muir Mathieson | Music Director |
Production | Daniel M. Angel | Producer |
Writing | John Harris | Novel |
Directing | Betty Forster | Script Supervisor |
Sound | Eric Cass | Boom Operator |