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San Demetrio, London [1943]
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A tribute to the merchant service
Review date: 2008-04-07 Rating: 8 out of 10
I would agree with the first reviewer, this is a very good telling of a true story, showing the courage and determination of the merchant service during WW11. The event is well told, with a good pace to the film. The acting is good and is suitably understated. The viewer is given a good sense of what it must have been like for the men concerned, who dealt with a very dangerous situation in a most matter of fact way. I would recommend this film. It is also a film, in my opinion, which can be watched many times and its fascination still holds the viewer.
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Reviews
For those in peril...
Review date: 2008-03-20 Rating: 8 out of 10
When I was a kid in the 50s this film seemed to be on every other Sunday afternoon - alternating with the 'Flying Leathernecks'. Amazingly 50 years on I still remember the film, probably because it was different to other war films in that it featured the merchant Navy rather than the Grey Funnel Line. The ship is torpedoed and the crew take to the boats but eventually end up reboarding it, getting the fires under control and finally getting the ship back to port.
The film was based on a true storey and in real life the ship was restored and went back into service but was later torpedoed and sunk. While there is obviously an element of propaganda in the film, it is a good (true) story told in a straightforward and rather downbeat way. Well worth watching.
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Ralph Michael
Walter Fitzgerald
Robert Beatty
Mervyn Johns
Creators:
Walter Fitzgerald (Primary Contributor)
Mervyn Johns (Primary Contributor)
Director(s):
Recording label: Optimum Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Optimum Home Entertainment
EAN: 5055201802842
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Black & White, PAL,
Release date: 2008-05-12
Audience rating: Parental Guidance
Region code: 2
Running time: 94 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1943