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Film Description

Dramatic story of heroic British attempts to sink the German warship 'Tirpitz' using midget submarines.

 

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Director Ralph Thomas
Starring John Mills, John Gregson, James Robertson Justice, Michael Medwin, Donald Sinden

 

Genre Classic Film

 

Country UK Language  - Year 1955

 

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Certificate U   Length 95 mins   Label CRLTN
Cat No 3711500133   Format DVD   Colour
Region2   Aspect 4:3
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Article - "British Second World War Films" by Jonathon Hamer
Sunday 1st July 2001

Much has been written about the golden era of British films. In the book The Finest Years: British Cinema of the 1940’s, Charles Drazin underlines the importance of the Second World War as an inspiration to filmmakers. The nation suddenly found itself galvaniz...  View article in full

 

 

 

 

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