40s Britain - Fishermen At War

Film Description

A collection of wartime documentaries about the dangers faced in the Atlantic by merchant seamen on convoys and the contribution made to the war effort by all civilian seamen. The programme comprises Sailors Without Uniform (1940), about the lives of British fishemen in war-time and partly filmed in St Ives, Cornwall and Grimsby; Fishermen in Exile (1944) - the story of Dutch fishermen escaped from Holland and carrying on their trade in Britain; Atlantic Trawler (1944) about the constant threat posed to fishermen in the Atlantic from U-boats and mines, and Merchant Seamen (1941) in which a young seaman trains as a gunner to seek revenge after a merchant ship is sunk by a U-boat.

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Film Details

Director	Various , Documentary
Year	1940s
Country	UK

Technical Details

Certificate	(Ex)
Length	63 mins
Label	PANA
Format	DVD B&W
Region	2
Aspect	4:3
Cat No	PDC2030
Main Language	English

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