We Dive at Dawn

~ A Tense Drama Of Under-The-Sea Heroism ! ~

Overview:

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...

Director:

Anthony Asquith

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

sea
navy
submarine
world war ii
royal navy
baltic sea
british navy

Cast

John Mills

~ as ~

Lt. Taylor RN

Eric Portman

~ as ~

L/S Hobson

Louis Bradfield

~ as ~

First Officer - Lt. Brace, R.N.R.

Ronald Millar

~ as ~

Third Officer - Lt. Johnson, RNVR

Jack Watling

~ as ~

Navigating Officer - Lt. Gordon, R.N.

Reginald Purdell

~ as ~

Coxwain - C / P.O. Dabbs

Caven Watson

~ as ~

Chief Engine Room Artificer - C / P.O. Duncan

Niall MacGinnis

~ as ~

Torpedo Gunner's Mate - C / P.O. Mike Corrigan

Leslie Weston

~ as ~

Leading Torpedo Operator - L / S Tug Wilson

Norman Williams

~ as ~

Periscope Operator - 'Canada'

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
7
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.