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Sea Wife
Released: August 20, 1957 (1957)
Runtime: 81 minutes
Genres: Drama, Romance, Thriller, War
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Gibb McLaughlin as Club Porter
Age at release: 73
- Ronald Squire as Clubman
Age at release: 71
- Roddy Hughes as Club Barman
Age at release: 66
- Basil Sydney as Bulldog
Age at release: 63
- Ronald Adam as Army Padre
Age at release: 60
- Lloyd Lamble as Captain 'San Felix'
Age at release: 43
- Harold Goodwin as Daily Telegraph Clerk
Age at release: 39
- Cy Grant as Number Four
Age at release: 37
- Richard Burton as Biscuit
Age at release: 31
- Joan Collins as Sea Wife
Age at release: 24
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- Nicholas Hannen as Elderly Passenger
Age at release: 76
- Beatrice Varley as Elderly Nun
Age at release: 61
- Otokichi Ikeda as Submarine Commander
Age at release: Unknown
- Tenji Takagi as Submarine Interpreter
Age at release: Unknown