The Sea Shall Not Have Them (1954)
- Directed by
- Lewis Gilbert
- Genre
- war film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 16 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A crew of British air sea rescue service members try to save downed airmen from the North Sea during World War Two. The film follows both the rescuers and the stranded men as they face harsh weather and the threat of drowning.
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What happens
The Sea Shall Not Have Them is a 1954 British war film starring Michael Redgrave, Dirk Bogarde and Anthony Steel. It was directed by Lewis Gilbert and is based on the 1953 novel by John Harris, about a North Sea rescue during the Second World War. The musical soundtrack is by composer Malcolm Arnold. The film title is the motto of the Royal Air Force's Air Sea Rescue Service. Gilbert called it "standard fare" but it "did very well." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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