Meritiikeri

Original title: We Dive at Dawn

19431943
SS
1h 38m

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

1.5K

YOUR RATING

Action Drama War

All leave is cancelled so that a British submarine can be sent after a new German warship. They chase it so far that they have no fuel to get home.All leave is cancelled so that a British submarine can be sent after a new German warship. They chase it so far that they have no fuel to get home.All leave is cancelled so that a British submarine can be sent after a new German warship. They chase it so far that they have no fuel to get home.

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

1.5K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Anthony Asquith
Writers
- J.B. Williams(story)
- Val Valentine(story)
- Frank Launder(uncredited)
Stars

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John Mills, Eric Portman, Reginald Purdell, and Jack Watling in Meritiikeri (1943)

Trivia
Initially telecast in Los Angeles, 3/20/50 on KECA (Channel 7), and in New York City, 9/23/50 on WCBS (Channel 2). Since it had never previously been commercially released in the US, these presentations also constituted its US theatrical premieres.

Goofs
The sub is submerged; the Captain is using the periscope to view a target. He then orders a 15 degree turn, but the Captain continues to view the target without moving the periscope to adjust for the turn.

Quotes
[LS Hobson volunteers to go ashore on a dangerous mission]
Lt. Freddie Taylor: [worried] You realize, Hobson, that if you're caught in a German uniform, then it *won't* just be a question being *taken prisoner*-!
L / S. Hobson: There's nobody to cry for *me*, sir.

Crazy credits
Opening credits prologue: H. M. S. "Sea Tiger"

Connections
Edited into WW II Theater: We Dive at Dawn (2022)

Soundtracks
Thora
(uncredited)
Written by Stephen Adams and Frederick Edward Weatherly

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Review

Featured review

A fine British wartime film

Looking back from the safety of 2005 it is difficult to conceive of the difficulties that must have ensued in making decent films in Britian at the height of WW II. Of course they are going to be patriotic, flag-waving type of affairs but within the constraints of the time there were some fine stories, excellent acting and first rate directing.

We Dive At Dawn is not one of the absolute best of this genre but it is very good. Any film involving John Mills would have a problem being bad. And there is also the marvellous Eric Portman.

Sir John's recent death, happily after a long, long life, brings home the journeyman qualities of so many modern actors. He was equally at home, and equally convincing, as a private soldier, airman or naval rating, or as a senior officer. It is difficult to think that many of today's crop, who seem to speak with their own regional accents both on and off duty, are anything like as versatile, and very few are anywhere near as good.

As to the film, it is a rattling good yarn, with glimpses of the family life and problems of some of the crew. I recently watched it again on afternoon television and was still entertained royally.

I had to smile at an American reviewer having difficulty with English accents. We British have to put up with all sorts of American accents in films all the time.

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