by John Harris, which became a best seller. In August 1953, it was announced that both Rank and ABPC were competing for the film rights, which were expected to go for $20,000. Producer Dan Angel arranged one of the strongest male casts of the era. It was one of a number of sea-related themes made in Britain following the success of The Cruel Sea. It was one of a number of war movies Anthony Steel made in which he was supporting of an older British star. There were six weeks filming on location in Felixstowe, followed by studio work at Riverside. Referring to the film's title, Noël Coward said of the film's two male stars, "I don't see why not. Everyone else has." Redgrave was reportedly bisexual, while Bogarde was homosexual. The film was shot at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith and Felixstowe in Suffolk. Filming had finished by June 1954. Reception Variety said the film "has several basic ingredients of a boxoffice success; tough but believable plot, a cast too big for the average theatre marquee and exciting action sequences in the climax when the missing air crew is picked up within range of enemy shore batteries." The film performed poorly at the US box office, like most British war movies of this era. References External links The Sea Shall Not Have Them at Letterbox DVD 1954 films 1954 war films British aviation films British World War II films Films about shot-down aviators Films based on British novels Films directed by Lewis Gilbert British black-and-white films Films scored by Malcolm Arnold Films shot at Riverside Studios Films shot in Suffolk 1950s English-language films 1950s British films