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We Dive at Dawn

  • 19431943
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 38m
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6.7/10
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We Dive at Dawn (1943)
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All leave is cancelled so that a British submarine can be sent after a new German warship. They chase it so far that they have no fuel to get home.All leave is cancelled so that a British submarine can be sent after a new German warship. They chase it so far that they have no fuel to get home.All leave is cancelled so that a British submarine can be sent after a new German warship. They chase it so far that they have no fuel to get home.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
1.5K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
63,276
5,685
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    • Director
      • Anthony Asquith
    • Writers
      • J.B. Williams(story)
      • Val Valentine(story)
      • Frank Launder(uncredited)
    • Stars
      • John Mills
      • Louis Bradfield
      • Ronald Millar
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Anthony Asquith
    • Writers
      • J.B. Williams(story)
      • Val Valentine(story)
      • Frank Launder(uncredited)
    • Stars
      • John Mills
      • Louis Bradfield
      • Ronald Millar
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    • 34User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    John Mills
    John Mills
    • Captain - Lt. Taylor, R.N.
    Louis Bradfield
    • First Officer - Lt. Brace, R.N.R.
    Ronald Millar
    • Third Officer - Lt. Johnson, RNVR
    Jack Watling
    Jack Watling
    • Navigating Officer - Lt. Gordon, R.N.
    Reginald Purdell
    • Coxwain - C…
    Caven Watson
    • Chief Engine Room Artificer - C…
    Niall MacGinnis
    Niall MacGinnis
    • Torpedo Gunner's Mate - C…
    Eric Portman
    Eric Portman
    • On Hydrophones - L…
    Leslie Weston
    • Leading Torpedo Operator - L…
    Norman Williams
    • Periscope Operator - 'Canada'
    Lionel Grose
    • Torpedo Operator - 'Spud'
    David Peel
    David Peel
    • Helmsman - 'Oxford'
    Philip Godfrey
    • Steward - 'Flunkey'
    Robert Wilton Jnr
    • Cook - 'Pincher'
    • (as Robert Wilton)
    Marie Ault
    Marie Ault
    • Mrs. Metcalfe
    • (uncredited)
    Victor Beaumont
    Victor Beaumont
    • German Airman
    • (uncredited)
    Franklyn Bennett
      Frederick Burtwell
      • Sidney Briggs
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • Anthony Asquith
      • Writers
        • J.B. Williams(story) (screenplay)
        • Val Valentine(story) (screenplay)
        • Frank Launder(uncredited)
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      Storyline

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      • Trivia
        Initially telecast in Los Angeles, 3/20/50 on KECA (Channel 7), and in New York City, 9/23/50 on WCBS (Channel 2). Since it had never previously been commercially released in the US, these presentations also constituted its US theatrical premieres.
      • Goofs
        The sub is submerged; the Captain is using the periscope to view a target. He then orders a 15 degree turn, but the Captain continues to view the target without moving the periscope to adjust for the turn.
      • Quotes

        [LS Hobson volunteers to go ashore on a dangerous mission]

        Lt. Freddie Taylor: [worried] You realize, Hobson, that if you're caught in a German uniform, then it *won't* just be a question being *taken prisoner*-!

        L / S. Hobson: There's nobody to cry for *me*, sir.

      • Crazy credits
        Opening credits prologue: H. M. S. "Sea Tiger"
      • Connections
        Edited into WW II Theater: We Dive at Dawn (2022)
      • Soundtracks
        Thora
        (uncredited)

        Written by Stephen Adams and Frederick Edward Weatherly

      User reviews34

      Review
      Top review
      John Mills is as brilliant as ever......
      Another typical war film starring John Mills. As ever he pulls the stiff upper lipped British officer role off brilliantly. This film is much stronger than the later submarine based film 'Above Us the Waves' also starring Mills probably because this was actually made during the war, when this was a real threat. It's a good story, with dastardly Germans (well, you have to don't you?) and the good old Royal Navy coming up with the goods. Credit must go to John Mills, who must by now know how to command his own submarine/battleship/platoon. He's also learnt how to look believably concerned whilst looking through a periscope. A must see film.
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      • walmington
      • Mar 31, 2001

      Details

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      • Release date
        • June 28, 1943 (United Kingdom)
      • Country of origin
        • United Kingdom
      • Languages
        • English
        • German
      • Also known as
        • Vi dyker i dagningen
      • Filming locations
        • Gaumont-British Studios, Lime Grove, Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK
      • Production companies
        • Gainsborough Pictures
        • Gaumont British Picture Corporation
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 38 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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