Cast & Crew

Directed by

Noël Coward
(as Noel Coward)
David Lean

Writing Credits

Noël Coward
(by) (as Noel Coward)

Cast

Noël Coward
Capt. E.V. Kinross R.N. - Captain 'D'
John Mills
Ordinary Seaman Shorty Blake
Bernard Miles
Chief Petty Officer Walter Hardy
Celia Johnson
Mrs. Alix Kinross
Kay Walsh
Freda Lewis
Joyce Carey
Mrs. Kath Hardy
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
Lionel Grose
Reynolds
Leslie Dwyer
Parkinson
Charles Russell
Fisher
John Singer
Moran
Robert Moreton
Coombe
John Boxer
Hollett
Kenneth Evans
Posty
Johnnie Schofield
Coxswain
Franklyn Bennett
Cmdr. Spencer
Charles Compton
No. 1. 'Tremoyne'
Walter Fitzgerald
Col. Lumsden
Gerald Case
Jasper
Daniel Massey
Bobby Kinross
Ann Stephens
Lavinia Kinross
Kathleen Harrison
Mrs. Blake
Dora Gregory
Mrs. Lemmon
Penelope Dudley-Ward
Maureen
Barbara Waring
Mrs. Macadoo
Eileen Peel
Mrs. Farrell
Lesley Osmond
Nell Fosdick
Josie Welford
Emily
Kay Young
Barmaid
Trixy Scales
Mona Duke
George Carney
Mr. Blake
Wally Patch
Uncle Fred
Michael Anderson
Albert Fosdick
Jill Stephens
May Blake
Everley Gregg
Nurse
Roddy Hughes
Photographer
Norman Pierce
Mr. Satterthwaite
Juliet Mills
Freda's Baby
Neville Chamberlain
Self
John Brabourne
Soldier in the Dunkirk Sequence
Robin Burns
Survivor Crewman
Jeremy Hawk
Train Passenger
Adolf Hitler
Self
Leslie Howard
Narrator
Al Millen
Rescued sailor

Produced by

Noël Coward
producer (as Noel Coward)
Anthony Havelock-Allan
associate producer
Herbert Smith
executive producer in charge of production (uncredited)

Music by

Noël Coward
(as Noel Coward) (musical score)
Clifton Parker
(uncredited)

Cinematography by

Ronald Neame
(photographed by)

Editing by

Thelma Connell
(as Thelma Myers)

Casting By

Irene Howard
(uncredited)

Art Direction by

David Rawnsley

Makeup Department

Tony Sforzini
makeup artist (as Toni Sforzini)

Production Management

Michael Anderson
unit manager
Sydney Streeter
production manager (as Sydney S. Streeter)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Kenneth Horne
first assistant director (uncredited)
Tom Payne
second assistant director (uncredited)
Norman Spencer
third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

William C. Andrews
associate art director (as W.C. Andrews)
G.E. Calthrop
art supervisor to Noel Coward
C.P. Norman
set dresser (as Norman Delaney)
John Elphick
assistant art director (uncredited)
Bill Holmes
assistant art director (uncredited)
Alfred Roberts
scenic artist (uncredited)
Gus Walker
assistant construction manager (uncredited)
Harry White
assistant art director (uncredited)

Sound Department

C.C. Stevens
sound recordist
John Aldred
sound assistant (uncredited)
Walter R. Day
assistant sound (uncredited)
Desmond Dew
sound recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Douglas Woolsey
special effects

Visual Effects by

Derick Williams
special effects cameraman
W. Percy Day
matte painter (uncredited)
Frank Gibson
visual effects production manager (uncredited)
Stanley Grant
special effects camera operator (uncredited)
P.G. Hemfrey
first assistant camera: visual effects unit (uncredited)
T. Pickett
model assistant (uncredited)
Charles Staffell
special effects camera assistant (uncredited)
Bill Warrington
model supervisor (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Guy Green
operating cameraman
Jack Atcheler
clapper loader (uncredited)
Jim Body
clapper loader (uncredited)
Jock Dymore
chief electrician (uncredited)
Norman Foley
focus puller (uncredited)
B. Francke
camera operator (uncredited)
J. Green
clapper loader (uncredited)
Alan Hume
clapper loader (uncredited)
Max Rosher
still photographer (uncredited)
Henry Slagter
clapper loader (uncredited)
Ray Sturgess
focus puller (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Reginald Beck
supervising editor (uncredited)
Pat Danes
assistant editor (uncredited)
Peter Taylor
assistant editor (uncredited)
Norah Walsh
assistant editor (uncredited)
Renee Woods
assistant editor (uncredited)

Location Management

Gordon Parry
location manager (uncredited)

Music Department

London Symphony Orchestra
music performed by
Muir Mathieson
conductor
Roy Douglas
composer: additional music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Betty Curtis
continuity (uncredited)
Maggie Unsworth
assistant continuity (uncredited)

Additional Crew

I.T. Clark
naval adviser (as Lt. Commander I.T. Clark O.B.E. R.N.)
C.R.E. Compton
naval adviser (as Lieutenant C.R.E. Compton R.N.)
T.W.J. Lawlor
naval adviser (as Able Seaman T.W.J. Lawlor)
Irene Howard
rehearsal director (uncredited)
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