We Dive at Dawn (1943)
A gripping tale of WWII naval warfare in the Baltics, starring John Mills as Lt. Freddie Taylor, a British submarine Captain. The crew of the Sea Tiger are summoned from leave on shore with their families, and sent on a secret mission to intercept the Nazi battleship Brandenburg. In the ensuing battle the British submarine is damaged by a German destroyer. The submarine is leaking fuel so badly that the crew won't be able to make it back to Britain before running out somewhere along the Danish coast. When it seems that their only option may be to blow up the submarine and try to escape to Denmark, seaman James Hobson hatches a plan...
Director: Anthony Asquith
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John Mills as Lt. Taylor RN |
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Eric Portman as L/S Hobson |
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Louis Bradfield as First Officer - Lt. Brace, R.N.R. |
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Ronald Millar as Third Officer - Lt. Johnson, RNVR |
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Jack Watling as Navigating Officer - Lt. Gordon, R.N. |
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Reginald Purdell as Coxwain - C / P.O. Dabbs |
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Caven Watson as Chief Engine Room Artificer - C / P.O. Duncan |
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Niall MacGinnis as Torpedo Gunner's Mate - C / P.O. Mike Corrigan |
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Leslie Weston as Leading Torpedo Operator - L / S Tug Wilson |
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Norman Williams as Periscope Operator - 'Canada' |
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Lionel Grose as Torpedo Operator - 'Spud' |
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David Peel as Helmsman - 'Oxford' |
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Philip Godfrey as Steward - 'Flunkey' |
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Walter Gotell as Luftwaffe Captain |
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Marie Ault as |
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Victor Beaumont as |
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Frederick Burtwell as |
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Franklyn Bennett as |
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George Cross as |
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Kenneth Evans as |
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Ian Fleming as |
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Philip Friend as |
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Pat Hagan as |
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Vincent Holman as |
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Joan Hopkins as |
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Vi Kaley as |
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Olaf Olsen as |
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Bryan Powley as |
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John Salew as |
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Gerik Schjelderup as |
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Johnnie Schofield as |
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Ian Selby as |
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John Slater as |
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Joan Sterndale-Bennett as |
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Vi Stevens as |
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Merle Tottenham as |
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David Trickett as |
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Robert Brooks Turner as |
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Beatrice Varley as |
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Ben Williams as |
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Ian Wilson as |
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Josephine Wilson as |
| Directing | Anthony Asquith | Director |
| Writing | Val Valentine | Writer |
| Writing | J.B. Williams | Writer |
| Production | Edward Black | Producer |
| Sound | Hubert Bath | Music |
| Camera | Jack E. Cox | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Frank Launder | Writer |
| Editing | R. E. Dearing | Editor |