SimonJack Most of the small number of viewers who have commented on this film to date, seem to find it boring or without much substance. But I think "See Wife," has much more than meets the eye – especially than meets the eye of modern movie-goers who are so used to being bombarded with action after action scenes along with lots of CGI. This is a story first, about civilian victims of war; then about survivors at sea and on an uninhabited island; then about return to life after World War II. But the plot develops around four survivors and includes drama, distrust, prejudice and mystery. Some reviewers like to see parts of other films in this one, but there is something that sets "Sea Wife" apart from "Life Boat" and others. That is in the forbidden and lost love. And, part of the mystery revolves around another love that is held and given for something higher. The script is very good, the scenes are engaging and the acting is very good. A very good film that movie fans who look for big doses of quality acting will appreciate. It doesn't have a usual Hollywood ending, but one that satisfies the mystery and drama of the story.

bkoganbing In their only time together in a film, Richard Burton and Joan Collins co-star in Sea Wife which is a combination of Alfred Hitchcock's Lifeboat and John Huston's Heaven Knows Mr. Allison. It was sad to say not a really good blend.The film is told in flashback with both Richard Burton and Basil Sydney remembering the events of many years ago during World War II. After leaving the besieged Singapore in a crowded cargo ship, Burton, Sydney, Joan Collins and Cy Grant find themselves on a rubber dinghy after the ship is torpedoed by a Japanese submarine.Sydney is your typical John Bull like administrator who spent his life among the various native populations and has a racist superiority attitude concerning them. Cy Grant is a black sailor and the only one who is really capable of helping this disparate bunch survive. He knows something about Collins that the other two don't, that she's a nun who had to leave the ship quickly without habit.Why she doesn't come right out and tell the other two I'm still not figuring out. I mean Deborah Kerr did in Heaven Knows Mr. Allison and it kept Robert Mitchum somewhat at bay. But she keeps it a deep dark secret and let's Richard Burton's hormones go raging.The real story here is with Sydney and Grant and Grant has the best acted role in Sea Wife. Had this been an American production the part would have gone to Sidney Poitier and he would have been acclaimed for his performance. Sea Wife is not anything that will be listed among the top ten of either Richard Burton's or Joan Collins's films.

whpratt1 Enjoyed viewing this classic film from 1957 starring Joan Collins, (Sea Wife) and Richard Burton, (Biscuit). This film opens up with Biscuit running an ad in most of the London papers trying to locate Sea Wife and at first you think this must be some undercover agent trying to locate their partner. However, it turns out to be a love story which occurred during WW II when their ship was sunk by a Japanese Submarine and this couple wound up on a raft together. Biscuit fell in love with Sea Wife, however, she always turned down his sexual advances towards her and refused to give him a civil answer as to why she felt this way towards him. This is a hidden gem of a picture and worth your time to view and enjoy this great classic with great actors.

ianlouisiana So runs the mantra of the shipwrecked racist "Bulldog" when he realises that one of his fellow castaways - the unbelievably handsome Mr Cy Grant,better - known for singing calypsos on the BBC "Tonight programme - has found a machete on the island where he finds himself marooned along with a nun(Miss Joan Collins) and a British officer(Mr Richard Burton).Mr Grant,formerly Steward of the ill - fated ship sunk by the beastly Japs is the only one who even remotely has his act together and so is obviously doomed to a fairly early demise.But not before he has set male and female hearts a - flutter by baring his well - oiled chest and sylph - like figure all over the island. He meets a particularly grisly end at the hands - or mouth I suppose,to be more accurate - of a passing shark as he swims out to board the raft that "Bulldog" has launched into the water having temporarily incapacitated the more liberal Mr Burton who did not share his unpleasant prejudices.Miss Collins contented herself with whispering ineffectually,a technique she adopts throughout the picture. Mr Burton gives one of his more offhand performances in a career of giving offhand performances.He is convincing as neither a British officer,a castaway, or as the ardent seeker of a lost love.As he walks towards a bus stop (!) at the end he looks like a man who has temporarily misplaced his latch - key rather than one who has just seen the only chance of finding true lurve going up in a puff of smoke. In a scene that will surprise nobody he walks straight past Miss Collins dressed in her nun's kit.Cue violins and swelling orchestra as Miss Collins gazes heavenwards in an ending that leaves Camp struggling to catch up.