We Dive at Dawn (1943)

A 1943 war film directed by Anthony Asquith, starring John Mills and Eric Portman as Royal Navy submariners in the Second World War.
The crew of HMS submarine Sea Tiger have their leave (and assorted family problems) cut short when they are recalled for a special mission: sink the new German battleship Brandenburg. En route, they learn that their target has entered the heavily defended Baltic; rather than fail, they follow it. Tension builds as they approach their target. After the attempt, escape seems impossible...unless they can refuel in enemy waters.

Director:
Anthony Asquith
Writers:
J.B. Williams (story), Val Valentine (story)
Stars:
John Mills, Louis Bradfield and Ronald Millar

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Action
• War
• Drama
• Royal Navy
• Anthony Asquith
• John Mills
• Louis Bradfield
• Movie
• Film

[vawlkee51]

Eric Portman spent a lot of his career playing nasty Germans but he was as English as fish and chips.

He never put in a bad performance.

[palibrae]

Did the British even operate subs in the Baltic in WW2? Similar situation to the Sea of Japan for the USN.

[glindhot]

Maybe a goof at 51.04 - Read the logbook entry:

0340 Patrolled area between

54° 35'N 14° 28'E and

54° 35'N 14° 34'E still

no sign of Brandenburg

Those coordinates do not cover an area, but only a line going due East for 4 miles . A patrolling submarine would sail over that distance in a quarter of an hour. At that hour of the night it's little wonder they didn't see the Brandenburg. It's laughable including that logbook entry and it spoils a great movie.

[hqfifty]

good old movie,thanks

[fmg50]

Nice movie. Thanks.

[D1LENGER]

A great upload, thanks.