Tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog wordt Kapitein Ericson aangesteld als bevelhebber van een Brits oologsschip dat andere schepen beschermt bij hun reis over de Atlantische Oceaan. Ericson is getraumatiseerd door de ervaring op zijn vorige schip waarbij hij veel manschappen verloor.
Nee, helaas is The Cruel Sea nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Writing | Nicholas Monsarrat | Novel |
| Writing | Eric Ambler | Screenplay |
| Directing | Charles Frend | Director |
| Editing | Peter Tanner | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Barnard | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Sydney Pearson | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sidney Turner | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Alan Rawsthorne | Music |
| Camera | Gordon Dines | Director of Photography |
| Art | Jim Morahan | Art Direction |
| Camera | Chic Waterson | Camera Operator |
| Production | Leslie Norman | Producer |
| Directing | Norman Priggen | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Leo Wilkins | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | R. S. Abram | Technical Advisor |
| Directing | Jean Graham | Continuity |
| Crew | J. E. Broome | Technical Advisor |
| Sound | Ernest Irving | Conductor |
| Production | L. C. Rudkin | Unit Production Manager |
| Visual Effects | Geoffrey Dickinson | Visual Effects |
| Crew | Jo Jago | Second Unit Cinematographer |
| Production | Hal Mason | Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Stephen Dalby | Sound Supervisor |
| Camera | John R.F. Stewart | Additional Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anthony Mendleson | Wardrobe Designer |
| Crew | Paul Beeson | Second Unit Cinematographer |
