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The Sea Shall Not Have Them
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, set during the Second World War. Musical soundtrack by composer Malcolm Arnold. The film title is the motto of the Royal Air Force's Air Sea Rescue Service.
Plot.
A British aircraft is forced to ditch in the North Sea. Taking to the dinghy with the crew
, and Stewart Granger. In 1960, Bogarde was 39 and just about the most popular actor in British films. He had spent fourteen years being cast as a matinée idol by The Rank Organisation. He had proven himself playing war heroes ("The Sea Shall Not Have Them"; "Ill Met by Moonlight"); he was the star of the hugely successful "Doctor" film series; and he was a reliable romantic lead in films like "A Tale of Two Cities". He was flirting with a