The Sea Shall Not Have Them

This saga of men against the sea takes place in 1944, as a Hudson aircraft is shot down while flying over the North Sea. On board is Air Commodore Waltby (Michael Redgrave), who possesses secret documents that could bring about an end to Germany's air raids on London. Waltby survives, adrift in a dinghy, along with Flight Sgt. Mackay (Dirk Bogarde), Sgt. Kirby (Bonar Colleano), and Flight Officer Harding (Jack Watling). The Air-Sea Rescue Unit sweeps into action under the command of Flying Officer Treherne (Anthony Steel) and his second-in-command, Flight Sgt. Slingsby (Nigel Patrick), who battle foul weather and enemy attacks before finally pulling the drifters fr...