Drama War
During the autumn of 1944, 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
Dirk Bogarde
Flt Sgt Mackay
Michael Redgrave
Air Commodore Waltby
Joan Sims
Hilda Tebbitt
Glyn Houston
Knox
Anthony Steel
Flying Officer Treherne
James Kenney
Cpl. Skinner
Nigel Green
Met Officer Howard
Graham Stark
Corporal (Uncredited)
Anton Diffring
German Pilot
Eddie Byrne
Petty Officer Porter
Griffith Jones
Group Capt. Todd
Michael Ripper
Botterhill
Nigel Patrick
Flt Sgt Slingsby
Victor Maddern
Gus Westover
Gudrun Ure
Kirby's Fiancee
Moultrie Kelsall
Wing Commander Dixon
George Rose
Tebbitt
Rachel Kempson
Mrs. Waltby
Jack Watling
Flying Officer Harding
Sydney Tafler
Cpl. Robb
Guy Middleton
Squadron Leader Scott
Patrick Jordan
Flight Sergeant(uncredited)
Bonar Colleano
Sgt Kirby
Jack Lambert
Squadron Leader Craig
Paul Carpenter
Lt Patrick Boyle, Sea Otter Pilot
Jack Taylor
Robinson
Michael Balfour
Dray

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