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.

---

Plot Keywords:

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

---

Taglines:

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

---

Genres:

War | Drama

---

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

Released in 1969, this picture was actually produced in 1967.

---

Goofs

Throughout the early portion of the movie the X craft program is referred to as "Top Secret". At this point in time, the British used the term "Most Secret", Top Secret being an American term.

User Reviews

Another one not to bother with

This movie is another one not to bother with. I prefer my historical movies as accurate as possible as reality is usually more dramatic and entertaining than hokeyness. There was an X-craft squadron, they did train rigorously for a raid against the Tirpitz (the movie calls it the Lindendorff-why fictionalize it?), they almost succeeded, the did penetrate the Tirpitz's defenses, damaged it badly enough that it could never sail at full speed again. Why not pay tribute to these brave men who fought for our freedom by telling their story straight? And the special effects are cheesy-the ships look like the models I built as a kid in the 1960s.