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The Cruel Sea (1953) was a Drama - War Film directed by Charles Frend and produced by Michael Balcon.

Academy Awards 1953 --- Ceremony Number 26 (source: AMPAS)

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Best WritingEric AmblerNominated
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Dirk Bogarde claimed to have been offered a bit part in this film.
The Compass Rose was played by ex-HMS Coreopsis. She was given the number K49 in the film which was the number of HMS Crocus (sometimes wrongly thought to have been used in the film). The real number of the Coreopsis was K32.
When the film was made in 1952, no Flower Class corvettes remained in Royal Navy service. The ship used was therefore the Greek corvette Kriezis, brought to Britain for scrapping. She was already scrapped by the time the film premiered.
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