Western Approaches

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Drama
Documentary

Overview

A World War II drama-documentary showing the struggles of Merchant Navy seamen following an attack by a U-Boat. Western Approaches is a vast area of ocean control covering thousands of square miles of the Atlantic. In these waters is set this single incident in the fiercest and longest sea battle in history. The players are not professional actors but serving officers and men of Allied Navies and Merchant Fleets. This film is dedicated to them and their comrades who made the Allied victory possible.

Details

Status: Released
Release date: December 2, 1944
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Crown Film Unit
Director: Pat Jackson
Writer: Pat Jackson
Cinematography: Jack Cardiff
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0037455