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Mystery Submarine

Mystery Submarine

1962Movie⏱️ 1h 32m
AdventureDramaWar
6.7
IMDB Rating
77 votes

During WWII, the British Royal Navy uses a captured German submarine to trick the enemy and protect their supply convoy.

Director
C.M. Pennington-Richards
Writers
Bertram Ostrer, Jon Manchip White, Hugh Woodhouse
Stars
Edward Judd, James Robertson Justice, Laurence Payne
Release Date
October 26, 1962
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Edward Judd
Edward Judd
as Lt. Cmdr. Tarlton
James Robertson Justice
James Robertson Justice
as RAdm. Rainbird
Laurence Payne
Laurence Payne
as Lt. Seaton
Joachim Fuchsberger
Joachim Fuchsberger
as Cmdr. Scheffler
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Arthur O'Sullivan
as Mike Fitzgerald
Albert Lieven
Albert Lieven
as Capt. Neymarck
Robert Flemyng
Robert Flemyng
as Vice-Adm. Sir James Carver
Richard Carpenter
Richard Carpenter
as Lt. Haskins
Richard Thorp
Richard Thorp
as Lt. Chatterton
Jeremy Hawk
Jeremy Hawk
as Adm. Saintsbury

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Portsmouth Docks, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK
Production
Bertram Ostrer Productions, British Lion Film Corporation

🏷️ Keywords

world war twogerman submarinetrickdeceptionpretending to be someone else

🎯 Categories

AdventureDramaWar

⭐ Featured Review

Solid naval war film.
by dmill0302019-05-13
8/10

"This seemingly forgotten and generally unavailable film withstands the years as a war film involving a British crew captained by Edward Judd aboard a captured German sub, their mission to infiltrate a German submarine "wolf pack" and give HQ its coordinates. The story emits echoes of how a captured U-boat enabled the British to crack the Enigma code, and seems realistic in showing how such a boat works and how its crew reacts under stress. The film was down with the cooperation of the Royal Navy and uses documentary footage of a depth charge attack. All told, a neat 90 minutes of sto..."

📖 Synopsis

During WWII, the British Royal Navy uses a captured German submarine to trick the enemy and protect their supply convoy.