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In Which We Serve ()

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This "story of a ship", the British destroyer H.M.S. Torrin, is told in flashbacks by survivors as they cling to a life raft.
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Capt. E.V. Kinross R.N. - Captain 'D' (as Noel Coward)
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Ordinary Seaman Shorty Blake
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Chief Petty Officer Walter Hardy
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Mrs. Alix Kinross
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Freda Lewis
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Mrs. Kath Hardy
Derek Elphinstone ...
No. 1
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Flags
Robert Sansom ...
Guns
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Torps
Chimmo Branson ...
Midshipman
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Engineer Commander
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Pilot
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Doc
Michael Whittaker ...
Sub
Kenneth Carten ...
Sub-Lieutenant R.N.V.R.
John Varley ...
Secco
Caven Watson ...
Brodie
Geoffrey Hibbert ...
Joey Mackeridge
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Young Stoker
Frederick Piper ...
Edgecombe
Lionel Grose ...
Reynolds
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Parkinson
Charles Russell ...
Fisher
John Singer ...
Moran
Robert Moreton ...
Coombe
John Boxer ...
Hollett
Kenneth Evans ...
Posty
Johnnie Schofield ...
Coxswain
Franklyn Bennett ...
Cmdr. Spencer (as Franklin Bennett)
Charles Compton ...
No. 1. 'Tremoyne'
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Col. Lumsden
Gerald Case ...
Jasper
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Bobby Kinross
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Lavinia Kinross
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Mrs. Blake
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Mrs. Lemmon
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Maureen (as Penelope Dudley Ward)
Barbara Waring ...
Mrs. Macadoo
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Mrs. Farrell
Lesley Osmond ...
Nell Fosdick
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Emily
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Barmaid
Trixy Scales ...
Mona Duke (as Trixie Scales)
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Mr. Blake
Wally Patch ...
Uncle Fred
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Albert Fosdick (as Mickey Anderson)
Jill Stephens ...
May Blake
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Nurse
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Photographer
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Mr. Satterthwaite
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Freda's Baby
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Self (archiveSound) (voice)
John Brabourne ...
Soldier in the Dunkirk Sequence (uncredited)
Robin Burns ...
Survivor Crewman (uncredited)
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Train Passenger (uncredited)
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Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
Al Millen ...
Rescued sailor (uncredited)

Directed by

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Noël Coward ... (as Noel Coward)

Written by

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Noël Coward ... (by) (as Noel Coward)

Produced by

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Noël Coward ... producer (as Noel Coward)
Anthony Havelock-Allan ... associate producer
Herbert Smith ... executive producer in charge of production (uncredited)

Music by

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Noël Coward ... (musical score) (as Noel Coward)
Clifton Parker ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Ronald Neame ... (photographed by)

Editing by

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Thelma Connell ... (as Thelma Myers)

Editorial Department

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Reginald Beck ... supervising editor (uncredited)
Pat Danes ... assistant editor (uncredited)
Peter Taylor ... assistant editor (uncredited)
Norah Walsh ... assistant editor (uncredited)
Renee Woods ... assistant editor (uncredited)

Casting By

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Irene Howard ... (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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David Rawnsley

Makeup Department

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Tony Sforzini ... makeup artist (as Toni Sforzini)

Production Management

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Michael Anderson ... unit manager
Sydney Streeter ... production manager (as Sydney S. Streeter)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Kenneth Horne ... first assistant director (uncredited)
Tom Payne ... second assistant director (uncredited)
Norman Spencer ... third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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William C. Andrews ... associate art director (as W.C. Andrews)
G.E. Calthrop ... art supervisor to Noel Coward
C.P. Norman ... set dresser (as Norman Delaney)
John Elphick ... assistant art director (uncredited)
Bill Holmes ... assistant art director (uncredited)
Alfred Roberts ... scenic artist (uncredited)
Gus Walker ... assistant construction manager (uncredited)
Harry White ... assistant art director (uncredited)

Sound Department

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C.C. Stevens ... sound recordist
John Aldred ... sound assistant (uncredited)
Walter R. Day ... assistant sound (uncredited)
Desmond Dew ... sound recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Douglas Woolsey ... special effects

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Derick Williams ... special effects cameraman
W. Percy Day ... matte painter (uncredited)
Frank Gibson ... visual effects production manager (uncredited)
Stanley Grant ... special effects camera operator (uncredited)
P.G. Hemfrey ... first assistant camera: visual effects unit (uncredited)
T. Pickett ... model assistant (uncredited)
Charles Staffell ... special effects camera assistant (uncredited)
Bill Warrington ... model supervisor (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Guy Green ... operating cameraman
Jack Atcheler ... clapper loader (uncredited)
Jim Body ... clapper loader (uncredited)
Jock Dymore ... chief electrician (uncredited)
Norman Foley ... focus puller (uncredited)
B. Francke ... camera operator (uncredited)
J. Green ... clapper loader (uncredited)
Alan Hume ... clapper loader (uncredited)
Max Rosher ... still photographer (uncredited)
Henry Slagter ... clapper loader (uncredited)
Ray Sturgess ... focus puller (uncredited)

Location Management

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Gordon Parry ... location manager (uncredited)

Music Department

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London Symphony Orchestra ... music performed by
Muir Mathieson ... conductor
Roy Douglas ... composer: additional music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Betty Curtis ... continuity (uncredited)
Maggie Unsworth ... assistant continuity (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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I.T. Clark ... naval adviser (as Lt. Commander I.T. Clark O.B.E. R.N.)
C.R.E. Compton ... naval adviser (as Lieutenant C.R.E. Compton R.N.)
T.W.J. Lawlor ... naval adviser (as Able Seaman T.W.J. Lawlor)
Irene Howard ... rehearsal director (uncredited)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

This is the story of a British Naval ship, H.M.S. Torrin, from its construction to its sinking in the Mediterranean during action in World War II. The ship's first and only commanding officer is the experienced Captain E.V. Kinross, who trains his men not only to be loyal to him, but to the country, and most importantly, to themselves. They face challenges at sea, and also at home. They lose some of their shipmates in action, and some of their loved ones in the devastation that is the blitz. Throughout it all, the men of the Torrin serve valiantly and heroically. Written by garykmcd

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Taglines Noel Coward's Academy Award Winner [UK Video] See more »
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Also Known As
  • Ceux qui servent en mer (France)
  • Sang, suor i llàgrimes (Spain, Catalan title)
  • Sangre, sudor y lágrimas (Spain)
  • Havet er vor skæbne (Denmark)
  • Navagio sta nera tis Kritis (Greece)
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Runtime
  • 115 min
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Budget GBP240,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia After about three weeks of shooting, Noël Coward realized that (a) Sir David Lean knew a lot more about filmmaking than he did, and (b) he didn't care much for the long hours. So Coward effectively handed the directorial reins over to his partner at that point. See more »
Goofs When a scene is shown in the wardroom, the point of view changes to simulate the ship moving. However, the sherry or wine in the glasses does not move at all, showing that it is the camera that is moving rather than the ship (or set). See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Richard Attenborough (1968). See more »
Soundtracks Eternal Father, Strong to Save See more »
Crazy Credits This film is dedicated to the Royal Navy "whereon under the good providence of God, the wealth, safety and strength of the kingdom chiefly depend". See more »
Quotes Mrs. Alix Kinross: [Christmas dinner toast] Ladies and gentlemen. I'll begin by taking my husband's advice and wishing you all a very happy Christmas. I'm sure Elizabeth and June will back me up when I say I'd like to deliver, on behalf of all wretched naval wives, a word of warning to Maureen who's been unwise enough to decide to join our ranks. Dear Maureen: we all wish you every possible happiness, but I think it only fair to tell you in advance exactly what you are in for. Speaking from bitter experience I can only say that the wife of a sailor is most profoundly to be pitied. To begin with, her home life, what there is of it, hath no stability whatever. She can never really settle down. She moves through a succession of other people's houses, flats, and furnished rooms. She finds herself having to grapple with domestic problems in Bermuda, Malta, or Weymouth. We will not deal with the question of pay as that is altogether too painful. But we will deal with is the most important disillusionment of all, and that is that wherever she goes there is always in her life a permanently undefeated rival: her husband's ship. Whether it be a battleship or a sloop, a submarine or a destroyer, it holds first place in his heart. It comes before wife, home, children, everything. Some of us try to fight this and get badly mauled in the process. Others, like myself, resolve themselves to the inevitable. That is what you will have to do, my poor Maureen. That is what we all have to do if we want any peace of mind at all. Ladies and gentlemen I give you my rival. It is extraordinary that anyone could be so fond and so proud of their most implacable enemy - this ship. God bless this ship and all who sail in her.
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