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A German submarine is sent to the Orkney Isles in 1917 to sink the British fleet.A German submarine is sent to the Orkney Isles in 1917 to sink the British fleet.A German submarine is sent to the Orkney Isles in 1917 to sink the British fleet.
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Margaret Moffat
- Kate
- (as Margaret Moffatt)
Esma Cannon
- Maggie
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThe password that Hardt is to use for his contact is the opening line of Heine's poem "Die Lorelei", in which a beautiful woman, who lures sailors on the rocks, is used as a symbol of homesickness. When his crew joke about him spouting love poetry to a woman in the dark, they miss half of the point.
- GoofsIn the German submarine, the officers refer to depths in feet, and the depth gauge is calibrated in feet. On a German ship, depths would be measured in meters.
- Quotes
The Reverand John Harris: That medal ribbon. I don't seem to recognise it. What is it?
Captain Hardt: The Iron Cross... Second Class.
The Reverand John Harris: Second Class... then you must be a prisoner of war?
Captain Hardt: No.
[draws gun]
Captain Hardt: You are.
The Reverand John Harris: Oh dear.
- Crazy creditsThe distributor in the film's opening credits is shown as: KEY TO SUCCESS Key Films Distributors Ltd. presents
- ConnectionsFeatured in Dad's Army: The Big Parade (1970)
- SoundtracksDie Wacht am Rhein
(uncredited)
Composed by Carl Wilhelm
(played in the restaurant at the movie's beginning)
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An excellent war/espionage picture.
This British film is set during WWI...WWII wouldn't begin for another few months after the film's domestic debut in March, 1939. But I am sure it played well during WWII--both because it's darned entertaining and also because the Germans are the baddies in this one.
The film begins with a school teacher being abducted by two German agents. Then, a German submarine commander (Conrad Veidt) is sent on a mission to Britain that has everything to do with that school teacher. The woman was being sent to work in Scotland...very near to the British Navy base. So the faux teacher's job is to assist the submarine commander in his mission when he sneaks ashore. How does it all work out? Well, suffice to say exceptionally well...but I won't say more about that.
The movie has lots of good things about it. Conrad Veidt was an exceptionally good actor and here he really was at his best. The film also looked great--with an exceptional use of matte paintings, great looking sets and real ships! Additionally, while I hate the use of stock footage, here it's really not bad at all. Nothing to dislike about this tense film.
The film begins with a school teacher being abducted by two German agents. Then, a German submarine commander (Conrad Veidt) is sent on a mission to Britain that has everything to do with that school teacher. The woman was being sent to work in Scotland...very near to the British Navy base. So the faux teacher's job is to assist the submarine commander in his mission when he sneaks ashore. How does it all work out? Well, suffice to say exceptionally well...but I won't say more about that.
The movie has lots of good things about it. Conrad Veidt was an exceptionally good actor and here he really was at his best. The film also looked great--with an exceptional use of matte paintings, great looking sets and real ships! Additionally, while I hate the use of stock footage, here it's really not bad at all. Nothing to dislike about this tense film.
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- Budget
- £47,300 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 17 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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