We Dive at Dawn

We Dive At Dawn is a standard issue, exceptionally well acted British war film about a submarine of the Royal Navy. It is a visual masterpiece of Navy detail. Sir John Mills et al, are well cast and extremely believable in their roles. The filming was done on an actual submarine and depot ship. I know a sailor who was in the depot ship, HMS Maidstone in Holy Loch Scotland, at the time the movie was made. He advised me of a small detail that make the film much more interesting to watch. If you look closely in the control room scenes, there is a sailor in a white turtleneck sweater close to Mills. That sailor is the actual submarine CO keeping a close eye on things to make sure nothing awkward happens. This film is a tale of submarine warfare in the Baltic Sea. It was not an easy area for submarines to operate in because it is relatively shallow and a submarine likes to have a lot of water between it and the enemy on the surface. This is not the case in the Baltic. There were heavy casualties amongst British submarines sent to this area. I had an opportunity to live in the Holy Loch area in the mid-60s when HMS Maidstone was replaced by USS Hunley. As I look at the film, I see some of the same landmarks that were there in 1941-42 as in 1964 - absolutely unchanged. What is a little bit different for this film is that we see a great deal of the life of the sailors of the Royal Navy. It readily shows the team concept that is life in submarines. Remember, there may only be 5-6 officers in addition to the captain. The crew was essentially masters of their own destiny in a very real sense since even junior sailors had tremendous responibility placed on them. And they excelled, uniformly. The ending is typically understated British and yet highly effective. As the submarine of the story returns, another departs on patrol, "like a ruddy train line" as the flag officer watching the boat leave comments to Mills as the latter stands by to give his report. This is an exceptional movie and belongs in any navy history enthusiasts library.

I've long been a fan of submarine movies, and can't argue with the usual list of all-time greats, such as the WWII action films Run Silent, Run Deep and The Enemy Below. I've always added the Science Fiction adventure Around the World Under the Sea to the mix. (Saw that one when it first came out in 1966, and it has lost none of its charm over the years.) Now I must include We Dive at Dawn as well. What a great film! Perfectly balanced between personal back stories and undersea action, with a believable plot and realistic combat scenes. I've of course never personally been aboard a submarine being depth charged, but I've nevertheless always found it a bit unrealistic when the crew is able to stop a sprung leak by turning a convenient valve. (?!?!?) Not in this movie! the bulkheads are warped and fissured, and water is pouring in at alarming rates. Also, the sub's torpedo attack was delightfully ambiguous (the crew doesn't learn the results until days later), just the way I imagine it would have been in reality. No stereotypes amongst the crew members - real people all. In short, plenty of action, characters you genuinely care about, no wild innacuracies or implausibilities to laugh at. Also, interesting to see submarine warfare from the British point of view, instead of the usual German U-boat film or American submarines in the Pacific. Does anyone know of a good movie about Japanese submarines?

British Sub is out to sink the Brandenburg the biggest and newest German Battleship. War time movie promoting the sacrifice of the average British Sailor. Captain (John Mills) has his crew on 7 days leave and we see the personal lives of each one. From the newly separated Dad to the engaged sailor who does not want to marry. When the crew is brought back EARLY to the sub with new *secret *orders. They are supposed to hunt down the Brandenburg (Fictional Bismark) type new Nazi Battleship. As every move goes wrong they finally are closing in. This is a good movie holds the interest. Worth watching one. John Mills never disappoints. I give it 4 stars~

Certainly dated, but excellently done. Really good submarine film with excellent acting. One of the top 20 war films I've seen. A must have for the "war" collector and a should have for drama buffs. Filmed during the war using a real submarine, about half of the film is about the off duty life of the characters and some of their backgrounds allowing you a sense their humanity. The balance of the film is about their mission and how each character deals with the situations as they arise and their interaction with one another. In a submarine, each crew member is an individual and must alter himself to fit within the team when it is demanded of him. Often he must act on his own doing what needs to be done without input from the officers or other crew members, who must do likewise. It is the toughest assignment in any navy. You live in a metal tube unable to see sky or breathe unfiltered air for days or weeks at a time. This is a film that lets you feel the loneliness of being in a group, the fear that you feel no one else has and the thought that you may never see home and loved ones again. If your idea of drama tends toward artificial CG, explosions and gratuitous violence, skip this one. But, if you want to feel what life in combat feels like, watch fine acting and encounter suspense at its best in glorious black and white, then join the Royal Navy in this great film.

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Excellent film

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For all those who love vintage British war movies,We Dive At Dawn" is a classic.

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