Submarine X-1 (1969)

After losing a submarine and fifty crew in a battle with a German ship during WWII, a Royal Navy officer gets a second chance in a daring raid with midget subs.

Director:

William A. Graham

Writers:

John C. Champion (story), Edmund H. North (story),

Stars:

James Caan, David Sumner, Norman Bowler

Cast

Complete credited cast:
James Caan	...	Cmdr. Richard Bolton, RNVR
David Sumner	...	Lt. Davies R.N.V.R
Norman Bowler	...	Sub-Lt. Pennington, RN
Brian Grellis	...	CPO Barquist X 3
Paul Young	...	Leading Seaman Quentin
William Dysart	...	Lt. Robert Talbot Gogan R.N.R.
John Kelland	...	Sub-Lt. Keith Willis, RNVR
Kenneth Farrington	...	CPO Boker Knowles
Keith Alexander	...	Sub-Lt. X-3
Carl Rigg	...	CPO Norman Kennedy
Steve Kirby	...	Leading Seaman X-2
Nick Tate	...	Leading Seaman X-1 (as Nicholas Tate)
George Pravda	...	Capt. Erlich of the 'Lindendorf'
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Diana Beevers	...	WRNS Officer
Rupert Davies	...	Vice-Adm. Redmayne

Storyline

After losing a submarine and fifty crew in a battle with a German ship during WWII, a Royal Navy officer gets a second chance in a daring raid with midget subs.

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Plot Keywords:

submarine | battle | u boat | 1940s | mp 40 machine gun | 

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Taglines:

3 Man Subs Vs 3,000 Man Battleship.... and the secret punch that ambushed a Nazi Armada

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Genres:

War | Drama

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 June 1969 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Sous-Marin X-1

Filming Locations:

MGM British Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mirisch Films, Oakmont Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min 85 min (TV)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

James Caan received top first billing. American actor Caan plays a Canadian (a Caanadian?) amongst a cast of characters who are predominantly English.

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Goofs

When Quentin drops the bolt cutters as he's trying to cut through the submarine net during practice, and the sub tries and fails to ram trough the partially cut net, Quentin is briefly shown right after the sub gets stuck and he's still holding the bolt cutters even though he had just dropped them and had no time to swim down and retrieve them. The cutters were shown dropping a good 50 yards when he dropped them.

User Reviews

Routine 1960s War Film

Routine and quite boring 1960s war film concentrating on the X-series of midget submarines. In this typical afternoon matinee movie James Caan appears as a totally miserable and humourless Canadian submarine commander. Presumably Caan appears to make the film saleable in North America. The underwater scenes and onshore action don't add up to much but the occasional glimpses of scenery around the Scottish lochs makes marginally for some of the tedium. The shoot out with German paratroopers has some tension and excitement. Overall, one for rainy, cold, wintery Sunday afternoons. 3/10.