Where to Watch The Cruel Sea (1953) Online

Looking to feast your eyes on 'The Cruel Sea' on your TV or mobile device at home? Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Charles Frend-directed movie via subscription can be difficult, so we here at Moviefone want to take the pressure off.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'The Cruel Sea' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'The Cruel Sea' right now, here are some finer points about the Ealing Studios, Michael Balcon Productions drama flick.

Released February 24th, 1953, 'The Cruel Sea' stars Jack Hawkins, Donald Sinden, Denholm Elliott, John Stratton The NR movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 6 min, and received a user score of 69 (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from 65 top users.

What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "At the start of World War II, Cmdr. Ericson is assigned to convoy escort HMS Compass Rose with inexperienced officers and men just out of training. The winter seas make life miserable enough, but the men must also harden themselves to rescuing survivors of U-Boat attacks, while seldom able to strike back. Traumatic events afloat and ashore create a warm bond between the skipper and his first officer" .