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Feature film — 1957

Sea Wife (1957)

5.61h 21mDrama — Romance — Thriller — War

In 1942, a cargo ship jammed with British evacuees from Singapore is sunk by a Japanese sub. A small lifeboat carries a beautiful woman, an army officer, a bigoted administrator, and a black seaman. Only the seaman knows the woman is a nun. The men reveal their true selves under the hardships of survival. Told in a too-long flashback frame.

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A high-signal pick with 17 votes.

20th Century Fox / Alma Productions

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Director: Bob McNaught

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Cast & crew

Richard Burton as Biscuit

Richard Burton

Biscuit

Joan Collins as Sea Wife

Joan Collins

Sea Wife

Basil Sydney as Bulldog

Basil Sydney

Bulldog

Cy Grant as Number Four

Cy Grant

Number Four

Ronald Squire as Clubman

Ronald Squire

Clubman

Harold Goodwin as Daily Telegraph Clerk

Harold Goodwin

Daily Telegraph Clerk

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Roddy Hughes

Club Barman

Gibb McLaughlin as Club Porter

Gibb McLaughlin

Club Porter

Lloyd Lamble as Captain 'San Felix'

Lloyd Lamble

Captain 'San Felix'

Ronald Adam as Army Padre

Ronald Adam

Army Padre

Nicholas Hannen as Elderly Passenger

Nicholas Hannen

Elderly Passenger

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Otokichi Ikeda

Submarine Commander

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