Lt. Taylor RN
John Mills
Lt. Taylor RN
We Dive at Dawn
“A Tense Drama Of Under-The-Sea Heroism !”
6.4
1943
1h 38m
WarActionDrama
Director: Anthony Asquith
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...
Cast
L/S Hobson
Eric Portman
L/S Hobson
First Officer - Lt. Brace, R.N.R.
Louis Bradfield
First Officer - Lt. Brace, R.N.R.
Third Officer - Lt. Johnson, RNVR
Ronald Millar
Third Officer - Lt. Johnson, RNVR
Navigating Officer - Lt. Gordon, R.N.
Jack Watling
Navigating Officer - Lt. Gordon, R.N.
Coxwain - C / P.O. Dabbs
Reginald Purdell
Coxwain - C / P.O. Dabbs
Chief Engine Room Artificer - C / P.O. Duncan
Caven Watson
Chief Engine Room Artificer - C / P.O. Duncan
Torpedo Gunner's Mate - C / P.O. Mike Corrigan
Niall MacGinnis
Torpedo Gunner's Mate - C / P.O. Mike Corrigan
Leading Torpedo Operator - L / S Tug Wilson
Leslie Weston
Leading Torpedo Operator - L / S Tug Wilson
Periscope Operator - 'Canada'
Norman Williams
Periscope Operator - 'Canada'
Torpedo Operator - 'Spud'
Lionel Grose
Torpedo Operator - 'Spud'
Helmsman - 'Oxford'
David Peel
Helmsman - 'Oxford'
Reviews
CinemaSerf
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.
Read full review Movies
Similar Movies
More movies you might want to watch next.
8.2
The Light of Dawn: The Normandy Landings
2014 Movie
7.0
Under a Stone Sky
1974 Movie
7.2
Labyrinth of Lies
2014 Movie
5.0
Washington Melodrama
1941 Movie
They Were Actors
1981 Movie
4.0
Carter's Army
1975 Movie
6.8
Destination Tokyo
1943 Movie
7.4
The Rape of Europa
2007 Movie
5.4
Combat America
1943 Movie
6.2
The Fighting Seabees
1944 Movie
6.7
To Be or Not to Be
1983 Movie
8.2
Come and See
1985 Movie