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56% Critic Match
Sea Wife
“One of the Most Challenging Stories of Faith Ever Told!”
5.6 / 10• 1957• 1h 21m•NR• English
DramaRomanceThrillerWar
Storyline
In 1942, a cargo ship jammed with British evacuees from Singapore is sunk by a Japanese sub. A small lifeboat carries a beautiful woman, an army officer, a bigoted administrator, and a black seaman. Only the seaman knows the woman is a nun. The men reveal their true selves under the hardships of survival. Told in a too-long flashback frame.
Cast & Crew
Richard Burton
Biscuit
Lead
Joan Collins
Sea Wife
Basil Sydney
Bulldog
Cy Grant
Number Four
Ronald Squire
Clubman
Harold Goodwin
Daily Telegraph Clerk
RH
Roddy Hughes
Club Barman
Gibb McLaughlin
Club Porter
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Bob McNaught's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Sea Wife is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
