Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
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- Passed
- 2h 6min
- Drama, War
- 12 Jun 1943 (USA)
- Movie
An American tanker is sunk by a German U-boat, and the survivors spend 11 days at sea on a raft. Their next assignment - bound for Murmansk through the sub-stalked N. Atlantic.
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- Nominated for 1 Oscar.
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Cast verified as complete
Humphrey Bogart | ... |
Lt. Joe Rossi
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Raymond Massey | ... |
Capt. Steve Jarvis
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Alan Hale | ... |
Boats O'Hara
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Julie Bishop | ... |
Pearl O'Neill
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Ruth Gordon | ... |
Mrs. Sarah Jarvis
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Sam Levene | ... |
Abel 'Chips' Abrams
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Dane Clark | ... |
Johnnie Pulaski
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Peter Whitney | ... |
Whitey Lara
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Dick Hogan | ... |
Cadet Ezra Parker
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Virginia Christine | ... |
Pebbles (scenesDeleted)
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Ray Montgomery | ... |
Aherne (scenesDeleted)
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Louis Adlon | ... |
German Ensign (uncredited)
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Iris Adrian | ... |
Jenny O'Hara (uncredited)
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Frank Alten | ... |
German (uncredited)
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Kirk Alyn | ... |
Brazilian Gun Captain (uncredited)
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C.E. Anderson | ... |
Bearded Lieutenant Commander (uncredited)
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Tod Andrews | ... |
Ahearn (uncredited)
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Louis V. Arco | ... |
Submarine Commander (uncredited)
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Warren Ashe | ... |
U.S. Sailor (uncredited)
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Hooper Atchley | ... |
Lieutenant-Commander (uncredited)
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Irving Bacon | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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Leah Baird | ... |
Mother (uncredited)
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Joseph E. Bernard | ... |
Ed (uncredited)
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Monte Blue | ... |
Seaman (uncredited)
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Stanley Blystone | ... |
U.S. Commander (uncredited)
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Sven Hugo Borg | ... |
Norwegian Seaman (uncredited)
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Chick Chandler | ... |
Goldberg (uncredited)
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Eddy Chandler | ... |
Seaman (uncredited)
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Alex Chivra | ... |
Lieutenant-Commander at Meeting (uncredited)
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Eddie Coke | ... |
Signal Man (uncredited)
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Alec Craig | ... |
McGonigle (uncredited)
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Hal Craig | ... |
Ship Officer (uncredited)
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Albert D'Arno | ... |
German Sailor (uncredited)
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George Davis | ... |
German Sailor (uncredited)
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Jean Del Val | ... |
Capt. La Pricor (uncredited)
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Janna DeLoos | ... |
Murmansk Welcomer (uncredited)
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Eddie Dew | ... |
Lieutenant-Commander at Meeting (uncredited)
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Donald Douglas | ... |
Lieutenant-Commander (uncredited)
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Warren Douglas | ... |
Navy Pilot (uncredited)
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Arthur Dulac | ... |
French Seaman (uncredited)
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Johnny Duncan | ... |
Sailor (uncredited)
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Ralph Dunn | ... |
Quartermaster (uncredited)
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Carl Ekberg | ... |
Dutch Seaman (uncredited)
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John Epper | ... |
German Lieutenant-Commander (uncredited)
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James Flavin | ... |
Merchant Marine School Lieutenant-Commander (uncredited)
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Charles Flynn | ... |
German (uncredited)
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Ross Ford | ... |
Ensign Speaker (uncredited)
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William Forrest | ... |
Lieutenant-Commander (uncredited)
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Art Foster | ... |
Pete Larson (uncredited)
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Eddie Foster | ... |
American Seaman (uncredited)
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Arno Frey | ... |
German Pilot (uncredited)
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Hans Fuerberg | ... |
German Officer (uncredited)
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Frederick Giermann | ... |
German Submarine Captain (uncredited)
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Art Gilmore | ... |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt (uncredited) (voice)
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Christine Gordon | ... |
Murmansk Welcomer (uncredited)
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Kit Guard | ... |
Unemployed Seaman (uncredited)
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Henry Guttman | ... |
Nazi Submarine Officer (uncredited)
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William Haade | ... |
Loudmouth Saloon Patron (uncredited)
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Creighton Hale | ... |
Sparks (uncredited)
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Eddie Hall | ... |
Casino Club Patron at Loudmouth's Table (uncredited)
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Ernst Hauessermann | ... |
German (uncredited)
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Lew Hicks | ... |
Lieutenant-Commander at Meeting (uncredited)
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Stuart Holmes | ... |
Lieutenant-Commander at Meeting (uncredited)
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William Hopper | ... |
Canadian Soldier (uncredited)
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Ted Jacques | ... |
Ship Officer (uncredited)
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Lew Kelly | ... |
Tony Gonzales (uncredited)
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Fred Kelsey | ... |
Joe (uncredited)
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J.M. Kerrigan | ... |
Caviar Jinks (uncredited)
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Victor Kilian Jr. | ... |
U.S. Navy Petty Officer (uncredited)
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George Kirby | ... |
Pilot Johnson (uncredited)
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Kurt Kreuger | ... |
German U-Boat Sailor on Microphone (uncredited)
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Glenn Langan | ... |
Gun Crewman (uncredited)
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Rolf Lindau | ... |
Submarine Radio Operator (uncredited)
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Manuel López | ... |
Mexican Seaman (uncredited)
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Anthony Marsh | ... |
English Gun Captain (uncredited)
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Frank Mayo | ... |
Major / Seaman (uncredited)
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Clyde McAtee | ... |
Lieutenant-Commander at Meeting (uncredited)
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Charles McMurphy | ... |
Lieutenant-Commander at Meeting (uncredited)
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Edwin Mills | ... |
Naval Radio Operator (uncredited)
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Frank Mills | ... |
Seaman (uncredited)
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Howard M. Mitchell | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Dennis Moore | ... |
Signalman (uncredited)
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Jack Mower | ... |
Dispatcher (uncredited)
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Rudolf Myzet | ... |
Russian Seaman (uncredited)
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George N. Neise | ... |
German Lieutenant (uncredited)
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Kurt Neumann | ... |
German (uncredited)
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William H. O'Brien | ... |
Lieutenant-Commander at Meeting (uncredited)
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Bob O'Connor | ... |
Lieutenant-Commander at Meeting (uncredited)
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Gene O'Donnell | ... |
Lieutenant-Commander (uncredited)
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George O'Hanlon | ... |
Navy Pilot (uncredited)
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George Offerman Jr. | ... |
Cecil (uncredited)
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Paul Panzer | ... |
Seaman (uncredited)
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Lee Phelps | ... |
Lieutenant-Commander (uncredited)
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Joe Ploski | ... |
German Sailor (uncredited)
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Russ Powell | ... |
Slops Denton (uncredited)
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Hugh Prosser | ... |
Lieutenant Commander (uncredited)
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Frank Puglia | ... |
Capt. Carpolis (uncredited)
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Pedro Regas | ... |
Greek Seaman (uncredited)
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Otto Reichow | ... |
German Petty Officer (uncredited)
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Grandon Rhodes | ... |
Lieutenant Commander (uncredited)
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Vera Richkova | ... |
Murmansk Welcomer (uncredited)
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Kane Richmond | ... |
Ensign Wright (uncredited)
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Walter Rode | ... |
Russian Air Force Captain (uncredited)
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Cliff Saum | ... |
Seaman (uncredited)
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Syd Saylor | ... |
Jim (uncredited)
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Ferdinand Schumann-Heink | ... |
German (uncredited)
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Hans Schumm | ... |
Lieutenant Commander (uncredited)
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Harry Seymour | ... |
Pianist (uncredited)
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George Sherwood | ... |
German (uncredited)
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Walter Soderling | ... |
Pop (uncredited)
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George Sorel | ... |
German Bombardier (uncredited)
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Glenn Strange | ... |
Jake (uncredited)
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Ludwig Stössel | ... |
Capt. Ziemer (uncredited)
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Leo Sulky | ... |
Unemployed Seaman (uncredited)
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Charles Sullivan | ... |
Seaman (uncredited)
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Elliott Sullivan | ... |
Hennessy (uncredited)
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Walter Thiele | ... |
German (uncredited)
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Sigfrid Tor | ... |
Helmsman (uncredited)
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Charles Trowbridge | ... |
Rear Adm. Hartridge (uncredited)
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Peter van Eyck | ... |
German Ensign (uncredited)
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Roland Varno | ... |
Gunnery Captain (uncredited)
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Wilhelm von Brincken | ... |
German Submarine Captain (uncredited)
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Hans von Morhart | ... |
German (uncredited)
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Minor Watson | ... |
Rear Adm. Williams (uncredited)
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Dick Wessel | ... |
Cherub Joe (uncredited)
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John Whitney | ... |
U.S. Sailor (uncredited)
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Dave Willock | ... |
Convoy Speaker (uncredited)
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Tom Wilson | ... |
Bar Patron (uncredited)
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Eric Wilton | ... |
Lieutenant-Commander at Meeting (uncredited)
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Al Winters | ... |
German Lieutenant (uncredited)
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Jack Wise | ... |
Dispatcher (uncredited)
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Richard Woodruff | ... |
Squadron Leader (uncredited)
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Jack Young | ... |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt (uncredited) (voice)
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Directed by
Lloyd Bacon | ||
Byron Haskin | ... | (uncredited) |
Raoul Walsh | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
John Howard Lawson | ... | (screenplay) |
Guy Gilpatric | ... | (story) |
A.I. Bezzerides | ... | (additional dialogue) & |
W.R. Burnett | ... | (additional dialogue) |
Produced by
Jerry Wald | ... | producer |
Jack L. Warner | ... | executive producer |
Music by
Adolph Deutsch |
Cinematography by
Ted D. McCord | ... | director of photography (as Ted McCord) |
Tony Gaudio | ... | (uncredited) |
Editing by
George Amy | ||
Thomas Pratt | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
Ted Smith |
Set Decoration by
Clarence Steensen | ... | (set decorations) |
Costume Design by
Milo Anderson | ... | (uncredited) |
Makeup Department
Perc Westmore | ... | makeup artist |
Gordon Bau | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ridgeway Callow | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Elmer Decker | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
C.A. Riggs | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
Jack Cosgrove | ... | special effects director |
Edwin B. DuPar | ... | special effects |
Harry Redmond Jr. | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Stunts
Duke Green | ... | stunt double: Humphrey Bogart (uncredited) |
Harvey Parry | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Music Department
Leo F. Forbstein | ... | musical director |
William Lava | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
Jerome Moross | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
James Leicester | ... | montages |
Don Siegel | ... | montages |
Harold Winston | ... | dialogue director |
Production Companies
- Warner Bros. (presents)
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1943) (United States) (theatrical)
- Vitagraph Limited (1943) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Warner Brothers Pictures (1943) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1944) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- A.I.S. (1947) (Belgium) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Warner Brothers First National Films (1947) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Przedsiebiorstwo Panstwowe Film Polski (1947) (Poland) (theatrical) (as Film Polski)
- Associated Artists Productions (AAP) (1956) (United States) (tv)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1982) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
- The Criterion Channel (2022) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Lieutenant Joe Rossi is 1st Officer on a Liberty Ship in a great convoy bound from Halifax to Murmansk. After German subs crushed the convoy, his ship loses the convoy and is heading alone to Murmansk. In spite of attacks by German planes and subs, he get the ship to Murmansk.
Written by Stephan Eichenberg |
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Taglines | BOGART...BLASTS ENEMY SUBS (print ad - Lubbock Avalanche Journal - Tech Theatre - Lubbock, Texas - May 7, 1944 - all caps) See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Near the end of the picture, as the ship is nearing Murmansk, several Russian airplanes fly out to meet it. One of the pilots keeps gunning his engine in short bursts. There are three short bursts followed by a long one. Movie audiences of the 1940s would immediately recognize this as the three dots and a dash of the Morse code "V". "V for Victory" was heavily used as a slogan during World War II. See more » |
Goofs | The 'Northern Star' really is a doomed ship as the crew's quarters the portholes are not blacked out. The only better way to have your number called would be to light up the transmitter and send a signal "here we are". See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Christmas in Connecticut (1945). See more » |
Soundtracks | Night and Day See more » |
Quotes |
Lt. Joe Rossi:
Now, that's the word of God. And it's good. But I don't think He'd mind if I put my oar in. These are eight men we knew and liked, guys like us. Guys we ate with and slept with and fought with. Well, we were just a little luckier than they were. We'll miss them. All of them. See more » |