We Dive at Dawn 80 years old

A Tense Drama Of Under-The-Sea Heroism !

We Dive at Dawn

A gripping tale of WWII naval warfare in the Baltics, starring John Mills as Lt. Freddie Taylor, a British submarine Captain. The crew of the Sea Tiger are summoned from leave on shore with their families, and sent on a secret mission to intercept the Nazi battleship Brandenburg. In the ensuing battle the British submarine is damaged by a German destroyer. The submarine is leaking fuel so badly that the crew won't be able to make it back to Britain before running out somewhere along the Danish coast. When it seems that their only option may be to blow up the submarine and try to escape to Denmark, seaman James Hobson (Eric Portman) hatches a plan...Working from a well constructed script, Anthony Asquith adds a strong sense of dramatic tension to the interactions between the men in the dangerous, claustraphobic atmosphere of the cramped submarine. Mills and Portman also give good, realistic portrayals of men at war in this tense story.

Credits

We Dive at Dawn Cast

Name Character
John Mills He was 34, 97 years old when he died as Lt. Taylor RN
Walter Gotell He was 18, 73 years old when he died
Eric Portman He was 41, 68 years old when he died as L/S Hobson
Ronald Millar He was 23, 78 years old when he died
Caven Watson
Jack Watling He was 19, 78 years old when he died
Reginald Purdell He was 47, 57 years old when he died
Niall MacGinnis He was 29, 63 years old when he died
Leslie Weston She was 46, 79 years old when she died
David Peel (actor) He was 22, 61 years old when he died

We Dive at Dawn Crew

Name Department
Val Valentine as Writer. He was 48 (76) years old when He died Writing
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We Dive at Dawn (80 years)

A Tense Drama Of Under-The-Sea Heroism !

  • Release day: Thursday, April 15, 1943
  • Runtime: 98 minutes