Sea Wife (1957)

In 1942, a cargo ship jammed with British evacuees from Singapore is sunk by a Japanese sub. A small lifeboat carries a beautiful woman, an army officer, a bigoted administrator and a black seaman. Only the seaman knows the woman is a nun. The men reveal their true selves under the hardships of survival. Told in flashback while, in the present, the officer (Biscuit) searches for the nun (Sea Wife).

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Domestic DistributorTwentieth Century Fox
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Earliest Release DateOctober 16, 1957 (Domestic)
Running Time1 hr 21 min
GenresDrama Thriller War