Der große Atlantik (1953)
15KDer große Atlantik: Directed by Charles Frend. With Jack Hawkins, Donald Sinden, John Stratton, Denholm Elliott. The World War II adventures of a British convoy escort ship and its officers.
“Tony Coxu0026#39;s review is one of the best I have ever read on Imdb and says it all with heartfelt passion, accurately describing the drama and characters motivations in this realistic film of anti U-boat sea warfare throughout WWII.I wonu0026#39;t try to emulate his brilliant narrative but just add a few thoughts of my own.Jack Hawkins is always very watchable in any of his films as an actor and seems to inhabit the part of Ericsson, the skipper of u0026quot;Compass Roseu0026quot; and u0026quot;Saltash Castleu0026quot;.He vividly portrays the professional and emotional sides of his character, especially when he utters u0026quot;…its the war, the bloody waru0026quot; with tear stained eyes.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOne has to disabuse your mind of later Donald Sinden parts and his rather stagey voice and look dispassionatly at his early carrer as he portrays the new No.1 with an interest in learning first aid which inevitably comes in useful when tending the many merchant seaman they meet who have become torpedo victims.Can someone please tell me what u0026quot;snorkersu0026quot; are when applied to sausages, as I have never heard this expression, despite living in London all my life.Evidently Stanley Baker loves them!!u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis film effectively portrays the whole gamut of wartime emotions from the long Atlantic naval voyage boredom, short moments of high danger and excitement, guilt about not rescuing your own men who need help, sorrow at losing loved ones, training men on new sciences (asdic) and even romance (Viginia McKenna).At the end one feels as though you had actually been on the corvette yourself with the crew.One of the most realistic WWII dramas I have ever seen (and I have all the classics in my library).I rated it 8/10.”
