Sea Wife

Sea Wife (1957) starring Richard Burton, Joan Collins, Basil Sydney. Set during World War II, Burton and Collins survive a ship being torpedoed, and he falls in love with her afterwards, not knowing she is a nun. His name becomes "Biscuit," because he dispenses the biscuits in their life raft. She is called "Sea Wife," another name for a mermaid. Why Sea Wife chooses to keep the fact that she's a nun a secret never became clear to me while watching the movie. I didn't think the chemistry between Burton and Collins was particularly good. I found the ending particularly unsatisfying. The film has good subtitles and closed captions. Grade: B-