An RAF officer wishes to fly, but isn't allowed and is posted to the RAF Air Sea Rescue operating in the English Channel.An RAF officer wishes to fly, but isn't allowed and is posted to the RAF Air Sea Rescue operating in the English Channel.An RAF officer wishes to fly, but isn't allowed and is posted to the RAF Air Sea Rescue operating in the English Channel.
Tony Bazell
- Lt. Overton, R.N.
- (as Anthony Bazell)
Peter Arne
- Junior officer
- (uncredited)
Lyn Evans
- Station Porter
- (uncredited)
Robert Moore
- RAF Officer
- (uncredited)
James Robertson Justice
- Operations Room Officer
- (uncredited)
David Wallbridge
- Boy
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaIn the pub, early on just after P/O Rawlings has joined, Flt. Lt. Murray tells him their boats can do 30 knots. Watch closely - his lips show he says 40 knots. This dub was probably made at the request of military censors since the film was released during WWII. Their boat is HSL 183 which was a Type 2 63 ft. HSL high speed launch craft made by the British Powerboat Company between 1940 and 1942. The boats could achieve over 36 knots, and the later Type 3 had a maximum speed of over 40 knots.
- GoofsThe ship numbers are inconsistent. At c.55 minutes Ship Number 183 is towing Ship Number 156. At c. 58 minutes Ship Number 183 is towing Ship Number 134.
- Crazy credits[Prologue] This film was made with the co-operation of the Admiralty and the Air Ministry and thanks are due to those officers and other ranks of the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force who took part in it. The characters portrayed are fictitious, but the events are based on facts
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Writer was Spitfire fighter pilot
Even more interesting is that Richard Hillary, who wrote the original short story, was a Spitfire pilot during the Battle of Britain who was shot down in 1940, and bailed out with extensive burns and was rescued by the Margate lifeboat.
He is better known for his book The Last Enemy, published in 1942 (filmed 1956), which describes his call up, experience, and recovery. He was killed on active service in 1943.
After three months of skin grafts, he was sent to the US in 1941 on a promotional tour to garner war interest, and did many radio talks, and had an affair with Merle Oberon. In the late 1990s, recordings of those talks (often quoting from the book) surfaced, and were included in a Channel 4 drama/documentary (Oxford Film and Television) in 2000 called Richard Hillary: A Fighter Pilot's Story.
He is better known for his book The Last Enemy, published in 1942 (filmed 1956), which describes his call up, experience, and recovery. He was killed on active service in 1943.
After three months of skin grafts, he was sent to the US in 1941 on a promotional tour to garner war interest, and did many radio talks, and had an affair with Merle Oberon. In the late 1990s, recordings of those talks (often quoting from the book) surfaced, and were included in a Channel 4 drama/documentary (Oxford Film and Television) in 2000 called Richard Hillary: A Fighter Pilot's Story.
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- tonyspencer
- Jul 4, 2007
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- Epithesis anamesa stis narkes
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- Ealing Studios, Ealing, London, England, UK(studio: made at)
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- Runtime1 hour 7 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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