Sea Wife

Sea Wife

81 mins | Drama, Thriller, Romance, War | Oct. 16, 1957

In 1942, a cargo ship jammed with British evacuees from Singapore is sunk by a Japanese sub. A small lifeboat carries a beautiful woman, an army officer, a bigoted administrator, and a black seaman. Only the seaman knows the woman is a nun. The men reveal their true selves under the hardships of survival. Told in a too-long flashback frame.

Sea Wife

81 mins | Drama, Thriller, Romance, War | Oct. 16, 1957

Sea Wife
In 1942, a cargo ship jammed with British evacuees from Singapore is sunk by a Japanese sub. A small lifeboat carries a beautiful woman, an army officer, a bigoted administrator, and a black seaman. Only the seaman knows the woman is a nun. The men reveal their true selves under the hardships of survival. Told in a too-long flashback frame.
IMDb rating 5.8
Producers 20th Century Fox, Alma Productions
Original title Sea Wife
Directors Ted Sturgis, Bob McNaught
Writers J.M. Scott, George K. Burke

Cast

Richard Burton

as Biscuit

Joan Collins

as Sea Wife

Basil Sydney

as Bulldog

Cy Grant

as Number Four

Ronald Squire

as Clubman

Harold Goodwin

as Daily Telegraph Clerk

Roddy Hughes

as Club Barman

Gibb McLaughlin

as Club Porter

Lloyd Lamble

as Captain 'San Felix'

Ronald Adam

as Army Padre

Nicholas Hannen

as Elderly Passenger

Otokichi Ikeda

as Submarine Commander

Tenji Takagi

as Submarine Interpreter

Beatrice Varley

as Elderly Nun