The Deep Blue Sea (1955 film)

The Deep Blue Sea
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAnatole Litvak
Written byTerence Rattigan
Produced byAlexander Korda
StarringVivien Leigh
Kenneth More
Eric Portman
CinematographyJack Hildyard
Edited byBert Bates
Music byMalcolm Arnold
Production
company
Distributed byTwentieth Century Fox
Release date
  • 23 August 1955 (1955-08-23)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£400,000[1]

The Deep Blue Sea is a 1955 British drama film directed by Anatole Litvak, starring Vivien Leigh and Kenneth More, and produced by London Films and released by Twentieth Century Fox.[2] The picture was based on the 1952 play of the same name by Terence Rattigan.

Currently unavailable on DVD, the film was given a rare screening as part of the BFI Vivien Leigh Season in 2013, introduced by Sean O'Connor, producer of the 2011 version of the film by Terence Davies.[3]

  1. ^ Wansell, Geoffrey (1995). Terence Rattigan. p. 260.
  2. ^ "The Deep Blue Sea". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Vivien Leigh adrift: The Deep Blue Sea". British Film Institute.