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.
Richard Burton | Biscuit |
Joan Collins | Sea Wife |
Basil Sydney | Bulldog |
Cy Grant | Number Four |
Ronald Squire | Clubman |
Harold Goodwin | Daily Telegraph Clerk |
Roddy Hughes | Club Barman |
Gibb McLaughlin | Club Porter |
Lloyd Lamble | Captain 'San Felix' |
Ronald Adam | Army Padre |
Nicholas Hannen | Elderly Passenger |
Otokichi Ikeda | Submarine Commander |