The Sea Shall Not Have Them

A tense, salt-sprayed survival drama that alternates claustrophobic dinghy talk with a race against weather and enemy fire.

Directed by

Lewis Gilbert

Genres

Drama, War

Starring

Michael Redgrave, Dirk Bogarde, Jack Watling

Tagline

SURGING DRAMA! Excitement that leaps from the screen!

Overview

During the autumn of 1944, 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.

How it feels

Tense, earnest, dark and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Survival, war, loyalty, isolation

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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