The Deep Blue Sea
Seen it?1955 | 100 min | Drama, Romance
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1955: an older pace and style.
A woman is unhappy in her marriage to a boring, stiff judge, so she takes up with a wild-living RAF pilot, who ends up being more than she can handle.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 14K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Anatole Litvak
- Vivien LeighHester Collyer
- Kenneth MoreFreddie Page
- Eric PortmanMiller
- Emlyn WilliamsSir William Collyer
- Moira ListerDawn Maxwell
- Arthur HillJackie Jackson
- Dandy NicholsMrs. Elton
- Alec McCowenKen Thompson
- Jimmy HanleyDicer Durston
- Heather ThatcherLady Dawson