Respected British Director Anthony Asquith, who Made Over 40 Films from the Late-20's, Until the Mid-60's, Helming Mostly Pedestrian Pictures. A Long and Steady Career. Nothing that Great but a lot of Interesting and Fine Films.
Here He Brings to the Screen a Very Realistic, Very Somber Sub-Movie with a Substantial Amount of Fantastic Images Inside the...
"Sub" (Underneath) "Marine" (Water)...as One Mate Explains (for the kiddies, one guesses).
For Once None of the Armaments, Hardware, and Vessels Don't Look Like Little Models, and the Verisimilitude is one of the Movies Main Strengths.
There are some Things Among the Crew that Seek to Levitate the Seriousness Somewhat. John Mills Never Cracks a Smile, Until the End, as Sober as a Submariner has to be During the Hunt.
Because, for Success, Everything Rides On Zero Mistakes.
The Film Takes Quite a While to "Dive" with a Hefty Amount of Screen-Time Devoted to On-Shore Leave and Romantic Entanglements.
But Once the "Mission" to Sink a Battleship is Under-Way, the Movie Really Picks Up and the 3rd Act is Bombastic (on shore) with Bullets and Bombs Blasting Away.
Considering it was Made in 1943, this Waves Propaganda Mostly, and is a Straight Forward, Gritty, and Tense Story that in the End is a Winner.
Here He Brings to the Screen a Very Realistic, Very Somber Sub-Movie with a Substantial Amount of Fantastic Images Inside the...
"Sub" (Underneath) "Marine" (Water)...as One Mate Explains (for the kiddies, one guesses).
For Once None of the Armaments, Hardware, and Vessels Don't Look Like Little Models, and the Verisimilitude is one of the Movies Main Strengths.
There are some Things Among the Crew that Seek to Levitate the Seriousness Somewhat. John Mills Never Cracks a Smile, Until the End, as Sober as a Submariner has to be During the Hunt.
Because, for Success, Everything Rides On Zero Mistakes.
The Film Takes Quite a While to "Dive" with a Hefty Amount of Screen-Time Devoted to On-Shore Leave and Romantic Entanglements.
But Once the "Mission" to Sink a Battleship is Under-Way, the Movie Really Picks Up and the 3rd Act is Bombastic (on shore) with Bullets and Bombs Blasting Away.
Considering it was Made in 1943, this Waves Propaganda Mostly, and is a Straight Forward, Gritty, and Tense Story that in the End is a Winner.