Overview:
A German submarine is sent to the Orkney Isles in 1917 to sink the British fleet.| Status: | Released (1939-08-03) |
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| Awards: | 1 win total |
| Screen: | J. Storer Clouston, Emeric Pressburger, Roland Pertwee |
| Productions: | Irving Asher Productions, London Films Productions |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | Deutsch, English, Magyar |
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Casts
- 3001: Conrad Veidt - Captain Ernst Hardt
- 28235: Sebastian Shaw - Ashington
- 2924: Valerie Hobson - The School Mistress
- 38037: Marius Goring - Lieutenant Felix Schuster
- 39800: June Duprez - Anne Burnett
- 140109: Athole Stewart - The Rev. Hector Matthews
- 1300301: Agnes Lauchlan - Mrs. Matthews
Crews
- 68424: Michael Powell - Director - Directing
- 1349479: J. Storer Clouston - Story - Writing
- 1349482: Frederick Pusey - Art Direction - Art
- 929205: Roland Pertwee - Scenario Writer - Writing
- 115373: Irving Asher - Producer - Production
- 37846: Emeric Pressburger - Screenplay - Writing
- 54033: Hugh Stewart - Editor - Editing
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Reviews
Peter McGinn
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This is a classic black and white spy thriller, thought of highly enough to be part of a national project to restore old films. The movie is entertaining, with a couple of departures from normal thrillers, I think (though I am not a follower of the genre). The bulk of the story is ....
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Valerie Hobson steals the show here in this dark, tense, wartime espionage drama about a German U-boat captain (Conrad Veidt) sent to the Orkney Islands in WWI to gather intelligence on the British Grand Fleet. Released at the start of the Second World War, this first outing for Powe ....
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