Two Cities Films (1945)
Action | Drama | Family | War
UK | English | Black & White | 01:55
This is the story of a British Naval ship, the HMS Torrin, from it's construction to its sinking in the Mediterranean during action in World War II. The ships 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 theirs 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.
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Noel Coward | Capt. E.V. Kinross R.N. - Captain 'D' |
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John Mills | Ordinary Seaman Shorty Blake |
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Bernard Miles | Chief Petty Officer Walter Hardy |
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Celia Johnson | Mrs. Alix Kinross |
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Kay Walsh | Freda Lewis |
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Joyce Carey | Mrs. Kath Hardy |
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Derek Elphinstone | No. 1 |
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Michael Wilding | Flags |
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Robert Sansom | Guns |
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Philip Friend | Torps |
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Chimmo Branson | Midshipman |
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Ballard Berkeley | Engineer Commander |
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Hubert Gregg | Pilot |
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James Donald | Doc |
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Michael Whittaker | Sub |
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Kenneth Carten | Sub-Lieutenant R.N.V.R. |
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John Varley | Secco |
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Caven Watson | Brodie |
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Geoffrey Hibbert | Joey Mackeridge |
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Richard Attenborough | Young Stoker |
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Frederick Piper | Edgecombe |
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Lionel Grose | Reynolds |
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Leslie Dwyer | Parkinson |
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Charles Russell | Fisher |
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John Singer | Moran |
| Director | Noel Coward |
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| David Lean |
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| Writer | Noel Coward | |
| Producer | Noel Coward, Anthony Havelock-Allan, Herbert Smith | |
| Musician | Noel Coward, Clifton Parker | |
| Photography | Ronald Neame | |
| Nr Discs | 1 |
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| Screen Ratios | Fullscreen (4:3) |
| Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital Mono [English] |
| Layers | Single side, Dual layer |
| Regions | Region 2 |