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Seven Against the Sea is a 1962 one-hour dramatic installment of the prestigious anthology series "Alcoa Presents," hosted by Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire was an United States Academy Award-winning film and Broadway theatre dance, choreographer, singer and actor. His stage and subsequent film career spanned a total of seventy-six years, during which he made thirty-one musical films....
. The intense World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
 naval drama, starring Oscar-winner Ernest Borgnine
Ernest Borgnine

Ermes Effron Borgnino , better known by his stage name Ernest Borgnine, is an United States Golden Globe, BAFTA and Academy Award-winning actor....
 as Quinton McHale, served as the pilot for the subsequent series McHale's Navy
McHale's Navy

McHale's Navy is an Television of the United States television sitcom series which ran for 138 half-hour episodes from September 11, to August 20, on the American Broadcasting Company network....
, which converted the drama into a half-hour situation comedy
Situation comedy

A situation comedy, usually referred to as a sitcom, is a genre of comedy programs which originated in radio. Today, sitcoms are found almost exclusively on television as one of its dominant narrative forms....
. Seven Against the Sea was directed by Bernard Girard, written by John C. Champion
John C. Champion

John C. Champion was an American producer and screenwriter....
, and originally telecast on April 3, 1962.
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Seven Against the Sea is a 1962 one-hour dramatic installment of the prestigious anthology series "Alcoa Presents," hosted by Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire was an United States Academy Award-winning film and Broadway theatre dance, choreographer, singer and actor. His stage and subsequent film career spanned a total of seventy-six years, during which he made thirty-one musical films....
. The intense World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
 naval drama, starring Oscar-winner Ernest Borgnine
Ernest Borgnine

Ermes Effron Borgnino , better known by his stage name Ernest Borgnine, is an United States Golden Globe, BAFTA and Academy Award-winning actor....
 as Quinton McHale, served as the pilot for the subsequent series McHale's Navy
McHale's Navy

McHale's Navy is an Television of the United States television sitcom series which ran for 138 half-hour episodes from September 11, to August 20, on the American Broadcasting Company network....
, which converted the drama into a half-hour situation comedy
Situation comedy

A situation comedy, usually referred to as a sitcom, is a genre of comedy programs which originated in radio. Today, sitcoms are found almost exclusively on television as one of its dominant narrative forms....
. Seven Against the Sea was directed by Bernard Girard, written by John C. Champion
John C. Champion

John C. Champion was an American producer and screenwriter....
, and originally telecast on April 3, 1962.
Cast
  • Ernest Borgnine
    Ernest Borgnine

    Ermes Effron Borgnino , better known by his stage name Ernest Borgnine, is an United States Golden Globe, BAFTA and Academy Award-winning actor....
     ... Quinton McHale
  • William Bramley ... Bosun Gallagher
  • Ron Foster ... Lieutenant Durham
  • Steve Harris ... Plumber Harris
  • Juan Hernandez ... Crew Member
  • Gary Vinson ... Christy Christopher
  • Bobby Wright ... Willy Moss
  • Edson Stroll ... Virgil Edwards

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