The Sea Shall Not Have Them

The Sea Shall Not Have Them

91 mins | Drama, War | June 1, 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.

The Sea Shall Not Have Them

91 mins | Drama, War | June 1, 1954

The Sea Shall Not Have Them
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.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Angel Productions
Original title The Sea Shall Not Have Them
Directors Betty Forster, Lewis Gilbert
Writers John Harris, Vernon Harris, Lewis Gilbert

Cast

Michael Redgrave

as Air Commodore Waltby

Dirk Bogarde

as Flt Sgt Mackay

Jack Watling

as Flying Officer Harding

Bonar Colleano

as Sgt Kirby

Anthony Steel

as Flying Officer Treherne

Nigel Patrick

as Flt Sgt Slingsby

James Kenney

as Cpl. Skinner

Sydney Tafler

as Cpl. Robb

Griffith Jones

as Group Capt. Todd

Guy Middleton

as Squadron Leader Scott

Rachel Kempson

as Mrs. Waltby

Joan Sims

as Hilda Tebbitt

Anton Diffring

as German Pilot

Nigel Green

as Met Officer Howard

Michael Ripper

as Botterhill

Ian Whittaker

as A.C.2 Milliken

Paul Carpenter

as Lt Patrick Boyle, Sea Otter Pilot

George Rose

as Tebbitt

Glyn Houston

as Knox

Victor Maddern

as Gus Westover

Eddie Byrne

as Petty Officer Porter

Jack Taylor

as Robinson

Michael Balfour

as Dray

Gudrun Ure

as Kirby's Fiancee

Jack Lambert

as Squadron Leader Craig

Moultrie Kelsall

as Wing Commander Dixon

Graham Stark

as Corporal (Uncredited)