The Cruel Sea
- Jaar: 1953
- Land: United Kingdom
- Genre: Drama, History, War
- Studio: Ealing Studios, Michael Balcon Productions
- Sleutelwoord: sea, submarine, atlantic ocean, world war ii, naval officer, commander, royal navy, sinking ship, naval warfare, battle of the atlantic
- Direkteur: Charles Frend
- Gooi: Jack Hawkins, Donald Sinden, Denholm Elliott, John Stratton, Stanley Baker, Liam Redmond