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Operation Disaster
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Title: Operation Disaster (1950)
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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award.
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Lt. Cmdr. Armstrong
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Roddy McMillan | ... |
Leading Seaman Andrews
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Frank Coburn | ... |
Leading Seaman Brough
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Jack Stewart | ... |
Leading Seaman Kelly
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Wylie Watson | ... |
Able Seaman Nobby Clark
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Cmdr. Gates
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The crew of a submarine is trapped on the sea floor when it sinks. How can they be rescued before they run out of air?
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Mightiest Drama of Ships and Men! See more »Certificate:
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
18 May 1950 (France) See more »Also Known As:
Operation Disaster See more »Filming Locations:
Denham Studios, Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, UKCompany Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)Color:
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1.37 : 1
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Lieutenant Commander Armstrong: It impresses the taxpayers.
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Armstrong's quote, 'And all I ask is a tall ship/ And a star to steer her by" is from the poem, "Sea-Fever", by John Masefield. See more »Goofs
In the scene where the destroyers are first seen searching for the Trojan, the pennant letters on the side of one of the destroyers are seen in reverse. See more »Quotes
Helen Armstong: Why does the Navy insist on doing everything at the crack of dawn? The sea's there all day.Lieutenant Commander Armstrong: It impresses the taxpayers.
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A Rank production, with passable production quality and excellent acting. Much stock footage and a healthy amt. of rear projection, par for keeping costs down on Rank dramatic quickies. Since the screenplay was adapted from a play, its stage origins are still somewhat apparent. The performances of Mills, and a very young Attenborough, plus seemingly one-half the J.R. Rank stable of regulars are very good. The sets and costumes were surprisingly ratty--long in the tooth! Still, this is only a few years after the war, and things were still very hard-up in England. Ultimately, this is a "talker" and not an "actioner", and it does fairly well for all that, though not spectacularly so. The ending, to me, disappointed. I do recommend this for classic movie fans.