A good film which interestingly shows the Germans as obviously pretty mean but nevertheless as fairly stolid and was willing to see their extensive dialogue delivered in German without subtitles. The context and gestures were enough to judge what was being said, quite forward thinking in its way and took the audience as adults able to follow the action without being spoon fed.
The crew mess on the liberty ship features a huge American fridge. We must presume that its accurate as it was made contemporary with the times. Its an interesting example of just how much more prosperous and sophisticate the USA was at the time compared with the UK and how these films can be useful historical references.
There was in fact a similar film about the British merchant navy made at the same time called San Demetrio London. I remember it being repeated regularly by the BBC on Sunday afternoons.
The crew mess on the liberty ship features a huge American fridge. We must presume that its accurate as it was made contemporary with the times. Its an interesting example of just how much more prosperous and sophisticate the USA was at the time compared with the UK and how these films can be useful historical references.
There was in fact a similar film about the British merchant navy made at the same time called San Demetrio London. I remember it being repeated regularly by the BBC on Sunday afternoons.