The Sea Shall Not Have Them 1954

Synopsis:

During autumn of 1944, an RAF Hudson carrying a VIP passenger in possession of highly secret information is shot down and ditches in the North Sea. Fighting the elements and trying to keep up morale, the occupants of the aircraft's dinghy talk about their lives awaiting the rescue they hope will come. The film's title reflects the motto of the RAF's Air Sea Rescue Service, one of whose high speed launches battles against its own mechanical problems, enemy action, time and the weather to locate and rescue the downed crew and the vital secret papers they carry.

Directed by: Lewis Gilbert
Written by: Lewis Gilbert & Vernon Harris
Runtime: 91 minutes
Tagline: SURGING DRAMA! Excitement that leaps from the screen!
Cast:
Michael Redgrave
Michael Redgrave
Air Commodore Waltby 
Dirk Bogarde
Dirk Bogarde
Flt Sgt Mackay 
Jack Watling
Jack Watling
Flying Officer Harding 
Bonar Colleano
Bonar Colleano
Sgt Kirby 
Anthony Steel
Anthony Steel
Flying Officer Treherne 
Nigel Patrick
Nigel Patrick
Flt Sgt Slingsby