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We Dive at Dawn

    War
    Action
    Drama
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Apr 15, 1943
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A gripping tale of WWII naval warfare in the Baltics, starring John Mills as Lt. Freddie Taylor, a British submarine Captain. The crew of the Sea Tiger are summoned from leave on shore with their families, and sent on a secret mission to intercept the Nazi battleship Brandenburg. In the ensuing battle the British submarine is damaged by a German destroyer. The submarine is leaking fuel so badly that the crew won't be able to make it back to Britain before running out somewhere along the Danish coast. When it seems that their only option may be to blow up the submarine and try to escape to Denmark, seaman James Hobson hatches a plan...

Details

  • Directors
  • Vote Average
    6.4
  • Vote Count
    23
  • Popularity
    4
  • Language
    Deutsch
  • Origin Country
    USGB

Cast

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John Mills
Lt. Taylor RN
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Eric Portman
L/S Hobson
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Louis Bradfield
First Officer - Lt. Brace, R.N.R.
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Ronald Millar
Third Officer - Lt. Johnson, RNVR
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Jack Watling
Navigating Officer - Lt. Gordon, R.N.
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Reginald Purdell
Coxwain - C / P.O. Dabbs
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Caven Watson
Chief Engine Room Artificer - C / P.O. Duncan
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Niall MacGinnis
Torpedo Gunner's Mate - C / P.O. Mike Corrigan
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Leslie Weston
Leading Torpedo Operator - L / S Tug Wilson
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Norman Williams
Periscope Operator - 'Canada'
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Lionel Grose
Torpedo Operator - 'Spud'
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David Peel
Helmsman - 'Oxford'
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Philip Godfrey
Steward - 'Flunkey'
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Walter Gotell
Luftwaffe Captain

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Reviews

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CinemaSerf
70%
A cracking wartime adventure about a submarine tasked with tracking down and destroying the new Nazi battleship "Brandenburg". The added authenticity of this being actually made during the war is hard to overstate; there is a palpable tension as Eric Portman and John Mills take centre stage in this - admittedly "flag waving" production. Featuring a daring raid on a fuel dump, a tense cat-and-mouse chase, and giving more than a nod to the concomitant problems faced by the families left behind ashore; this is a taut and convincing tale of underwater seamanship.