The Eternal Sea

The Eternal Sea (1955)

Genres - Drama, War  |   Sub-Genres - Biopic [feature], Docudrama, War Drama  |   Release Date - Apr 19, 1955 (USA), Apr 20, 1955 (USA - Unknown)  |   Run Time - 103 min.  |   Countries - United States  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson

One of Republic's most elaborate productions of the 1950s, The Eternal Sea is the biography of American admiral John M. Hoskins. Sterling Hayden delivers a superbly understated performance as Hoskins, who continued to serve throughout WW2 despite the loss of a leg in the early phases of the conflict. The admiral's farsighted activities as commander of the aircraft carrier Princeton led to the development of the more sophisticated jet-aircraft carriers of the Korean War. The well-chosen supporting cast includes Alexis Smith as Hoskin's wife Sue, Dean Jagger as Admiral Thomas L. Semple, Morris Ankrum as Adm. Arthur Dewey Struble, and John Maxwell as Adm. William "Bull" Halsey (whose life story would serve as the basis for the 1960 film The Gallant Hours). Elmer Bernstein's soaring musical score is the icing on the cake.

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leader, military, war, aerial, attack, carrier, conflict, devotion [dedication], flight, flying, handicap, injury, Japan, jet, lost, man, Navy, officer, responsibility, sea, woman