The Eternal Sea

The Eternal Sea (1955)

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Biography of Admiral John Hoskins' efforts to retain active command despite WW2 injury.

Date of release
1955-04-19
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (8)
Runtime
1h 43m
Genres
War, Drama
Director
John H. Auer

Casting

Interesting facts

The Eternal Sea is a 1955 American biographical war film directed by John H. Auer and starring Sterling Hayden, Alexis Smith and Ben Cooper. The film follows the career of Captain John Hoskins, who loses his leg at the Battle of Leyte Gulf and resists attempts to retire him and continues his military service after learning to cope with his disability. He goes on to be promoted to admiral and commands an aircraft carrier during the Korean War.

Production

Among other locations, The Eternal Sea was filmed from October 7 to late October, 1954, at the USS Kearsarge (CV-33) while on a "Show The Flag" cruise around Asia. Support from the US Navy was also in the form of the loan of Douglas AD-1 Skyraider, Grumman F9F Panther aircraft and Piasecki HUP-2 Retriever helicopter.

The naval battle scenes, including multiple shots of planes being shot down, is true documentary footage from the Pacific War rather than special effects. The launch of the USS Princeton is also taken from documentary footage.

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