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Coward received a special Oscar for writing, scoring, co-directing and starring in this World War II story about men on a British warship during battle. Co-directed by David Lean.
Original Release
09/17/1942
US Release
12/23/1942
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Cast
Name | Character |
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John Mills | Ordinary Seaman Shorty Blake / Ordinary Seaman Blake / Shorty Blake |
Bernard Miles | Chief Petty Officer Walter Hardy / Chief Petty Officer Hardy / Walter Hardy |
Celia Johnson | Mrs. Alix Kinross / Mrs. Kinross / Alix |
Kay Walsh | Freda Lewis / Freda |
Joyce Carey | Mrs. Kath Hardy / Mrs. Hardy / Kath |
Derek Elphinstone | No. 1 |
Michael Wilding | Flags |
Robert Sansom | Guns |
Philip Friend | Torps |
Chimmo Branson | Midshipman |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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John Mills | Ordinary Seaman Shorty Blake / Ordinary Seaman Blake / Shorty Blake |
Bernard Miles | Chief Petty Officer Walter Hardy / Chief Petty Officer Hardy / Walter Hardy |
Celia Johnson | Mrs. Alix Kinross / Mrs. Kinross / Alix |
Kay Walsh | Freda Lewis / Freda |
Joyce Carey | Mrs. Kath Hardy / Mrs. Hardy / Kath |
Derek Elphinstone | No. 1 |
Michael Wilding | Flags |
Robert Sansom | Guns |
Philip Friend | Torps |
Chimmo Branson | Midshipman |
Ballard Berkeley | Engineer Commander |
Hubert Gregg | Pilot |
James Donald | Doc |
Michael Whittaker | Sub |
Kenneth Carten | Sub-Lieutenant R.N.V.R. |
John Varley | Secco |
Caven Watson | Brodie |
Geoffrey Hibbert | Joey Mackeridge |
Richard Attenborough | Young Stoker |
Frederick Piper | Edgecombe |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Herbert Smith | Executive Producer |
Noël Coward | Producer |
Anthony Havelock-Allan | Producer |
Herbert Smith | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1944 | Oscar | Best Picture | Nominated |
1944 | Oscar | Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Nominated |
1943 | Oscar | Won |