Cast & Crew

Directed by

Compton Bennett

Writing Credits

Ivan Goff
(from an original story by) and
Ben Roberts
(from an original story by)
William Fairchild
(screenplay) and
Hugh Hastings
(screenplay)
William Rose
(adaptation)

Cast

Trevor Howard
Lt. Cdr. Hugh Alginon Fraser RN
Richard Attenborough
Ordinary Seaman 'Dripper' Daniels
Sonny Tufts
Ordinary Seaman 'Yank' Flanagan
James Donald
Lt. Richard Jennings RN
Bernard Lee
Able Seaman 'Stripey' Wood
Dora Bryan
Glad Flanagan
Hugh Williams
Captain David G. Wilson, Division Commander
Robin Bailey
Lt. Michael Grant RNVR
Meredith Edwards
Chief Engineer Jones RNR
John Forrest
Sub-Lieutenant Appleby RNVR
Patric Doonan
Petty Officer Martin
Sidney James
Ned Hardy
Tony Quinn
McConalog
James Kenney
John A. Fraser RNVR (Captain Fraser's Son)
George Street
Court Member
Hugh Hastings
Naval Rating
James Carney
Bone
Harold Siddons
Lieutenant Bartlett RNVR
Harold Ayer
Lieutenant Commander Carson USN
Charles Lloyd Pack
Captain R. G. Bates (Board of Inquiry)
Peter Bathurst
Commander C. E. Spence (Board of Inquiry)
William Russell
Crewman
Anthony Oliver
Sub-Lieutenant Forde RN
Joan Rice
3rd Officer June Mallory
Chris Adcock
Crewman
Michael Ashlin
Ordinary Seaman Duncan
John Brooking
Crewman
John Clevedon
Crewman
Cyril Conway
Minor Role
Harold Coyne
Orderly
Lyn Evans
Works Manager
John Gabriel
Yeoman
Eileen Harvey
WRNS Clerk
Peter Hobbes
Daniels
Glyn Houston
Morgan (Engine Room Artificer)
Barry Johns
Commando
Cyril Kent
Crewman
Jack May
Old Man in Pub
Robert Moore
Crewman
Michael Mulcaster
Minor Role
David Oake
Crewman
Olaf Pooley
German Interrogation Officer
Alan Rolfe
Crewman
Miles Silverton
Army Officer
George Spence
Man in Pub
Harry Towb
Minor Role
Tim Turner
Crewman
John Warren
Minor Role
Ann Wheatley
WREN
Gwenda Wilson
Waitress
John Wynn
Minor Role

Produced by

George Pitcher
producer (uncredited)

Music by

Clifton Parker

Cinematography by

Harry Waxman
director of photography

Editing by

Alan Osbiston

Art Direction by

Edward Carrick

Production Management

George Pitcher
in charge of production
Jack Rix
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Philip Shipway
assistant director (as Phil Shipway)

Art Department

Geoffrey Drake
assistant art director
Peter Mullins
scenic artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

Peter Handford
sound recordist
Red Law
sound recordist
Jack Slade
sound editor

Special Effects by

Cliff Richardson
special effects

Visual Effects by

Bryan Langley
matte process (as Brian Langley)
George Samuels
trick photography
Wally Veevers
trick photography

Camera and Electrical Department

James Bawden
camera operator (as Jim Bawden)
Gilbert Taylor
second unit cameraman
Eric Gray
still photographer (uncredited)

Music Department

Muir Mathieson
conductor
Eric Rogers
composer: additional music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Ann Forsyth
continuity

Additional Crew

R.S. Abram
technical adviser (as Cdr. R.S. Abram D.S.C. R.N. {Retd.})
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