Blu-ray Review The Cruel Sea – Blu-ray Review (1 Viewer)

[t1g3r5fan]

Let’s dig into The Cruel Sea. Beginning his career during Britain’s Silent Era of film, Sir Michael Balcon – grandfather of acting legend Daniel Day-Lewis – went from co-founding Gainsborough Pictures (known for their florid melodramas of the 1940’s) with Victor Saville and mentoring a young Alfred Hitchcock (the future “Master of Suspense”) to being named head of the Ealing Studios in London’s West End in 1938. Under his leadership, Ealing became a household name in the British film industry; among the most notable films during his 18-year leadership include Went the Day Well? (1943), Dead of Night (1945), Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), The Man in the White Suit (1951) and The Ladykillers (1955). Coming in between the latter two films, The Cruel Sea marked a return to the war genre for Balcon. Previously released...

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[Jeff Fearnside]

Not sure how this has flown under my radar before. Sounds essential.

 

[Robert Crawford]

Not sure how this has flown under my radar before. Sounds essential.

It's on sale at Amazon for $14.99.