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The Eternal Sea

6.619551h 43mNRMovieWarDrama

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

DirectorJohn H. Auer
WritersAllen Rivkin·William Wister Haines
ProducerJohn H. Auer

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Cast · Directed by John H. Auer

SHSterling Hayden
Sterling Hayden
Rear-Adm. John Madison Hoskins
ASAlexis Smith
Alexis Smith
Sue Hoskins
BCBen Cooper
Ben Cooper
Seaman P.J. 'Zuggy' Zugbaum
DJDean Jagger
Dean Jagger
Vice-Adm. Thomas L. Semple
VGVirginia Grey
Virginia Grey
Dorothy Buracker
HRHayden Rorke
Hayden Rorke
Capt. William Buracker
DKDouglas Kennedy
Douglas Kennedy
Capt. Walter Riley
LHLouis Jean Heydt
Louis Jean Heydt
Capt. Walter F. Rodee
RCRichard Crane
Richard Crane
Lt. Johnson
MAMorris Ankrum
Morris Ankrum
Vice-Adm. Arthur Dewey Struble
FFFrank Ferguson
Frank Ferguson
Admiral L.D.
JMJohn Maxwell
John Maxwell
Adm. William F. 'Bull' Halsey

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