Casts

Richard Attenborough

Dripper Daniels

James Donald

Lt. Richard Jennings, No. 1

Sonny Tufts

Yank Flanagan

Trevor Howard

Lt. Cmdr Hugh Alginon Fraser

Bernard Lee

A.S. 'Stripey' Wood

Dora Bryan

Glad Flanagan

Hugh Williams

Captain David G. Wilson

Robin Bailey

Lt. Michael Grant, Pilot

Meredith Edwards

Jones

John Forrest

Appleby the Captain's Steward

Patric Doonan

Petty Officer Martin

Sid James

Ned Hardy, Landlord Golden Bull

Harold Siddons

Adm. Bartlett

William Russell

Crewman

Joan Rice

June Mallory, WRNS cypher officer

Peter Bathurst

Commander C.E. Spencer

Charles Lloyd Pack

Captain R. G. Bates (Board of Inquiry)

Chris Adcock

Crewman (uncredited)

Tim Turner

Crewman (uncredited)

Crews

Compton Bennett

Director

William Fairchild

Screenplay

Hugh Hastings

Screenplay

Ivan Goff

Story

Ben Roberts

Story

William Rose

Adaptation

Clifton Parker

Music

Harry Waxman

Director of Photography

Alan Osbiston

Editor

Edward Carrick

Art Direction

Cliff Richardson

Special Effects

Jack Slade

Sound Editor

James Bawden

Camera Operator

Ann Forsyth

Script Supervisor

Peter Handford

Sound Recordist

Red Law

Sound Recordist