The Cruel Sea

1971 · 106 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 350 VOTES · DIR. Khalid Al Siddiq

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Overview

The first feature film to be made by the state of Kuwait. It is a period piece about Kuwait before the discovery of oil when fishing was the predominant occupation. Bas Ya Bahar is the story of a crippled pearl diver who forbids his son Mussaid to go to sea to dive for pearls.

Dialogue Timeline — 552 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:00 MAN WAS NOT MEANT TO BE DEFEATED UNLESS DRESTROYED
00:05:39 Yes... but he refused
00:09:27 What's wrong? I've gone to the Skipper
00:11:32 I've to go. Do you approve?
00:13:55 You should compare our life with theirs
00:17:36 Have you forgotten that I'm a man now...
00:19:40 Let me tell you about my dream
00:22:15 You say so!
00:26:40 He hasn't tasted the bitterness of the sea
00:28:43 God will grant our daily bread
00:31:48 The shell-basket
00:35:22 My greetings to the shell-field
00:46:41 Come in
00:47:58 What should I say?
00:49:09 What do you think?
00:51:05 What's wrong, Moussaed?
00:52:48 Enough, Abu Ahmed!
00:55:02 To make our friend, the Dolphin, hungry
01:07:34 Haven't you achieved your ends?
01:10:26 The life is full of fatigue and misery.
01:14:38 Slaim, warm up the metal.
01:18:50 Listen to me, Moussaed
01:20:56 Look, look
01:26:04 Moussaed is in danger. Let me save him

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed552
Dialogue density5.2 lines / min
First line00:00:00
Final line01:26:04

Production Record

DirectorKhalid Al Siddiq
LanguageArabic
IMDb votes350