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12/06/1943 War 2h 6m
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Warner Bros. thunderous story of the men of the merchant marine!

Overview

Merchant Marine sailors Joe Rossi (Humphrey Bogart) and Steve Jarvis (Raymond Massey) are charged with getting a supply vessel to Russian allies as part of a sea convoy. When the group of ships comes under attack from a German U-boat, Rossi and Jarvis navigate through dangerous waters to evade Nazi naval forces. Though their mission across the Atlantic is extremely treacherous, they are motivated by the opportunity to strike back at the Germans, who sank one of their earlier ships.

  1. Lloyd Bacon

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Humphrey Bogart

    Lt. Joe Rossi

  2. Raymond Massey

    Capt. Steve Jarvis

  3. Alan Hale

    Boats O'Hara

  4. Julie Bishop

    Pearl O'Neill

  5. Ruth Gordon

    Mrs. Sarah Jarvis

  6. Sam Levene

    Abel 'Chips' Abrams

  7. Dane Clark

    Johnnie Pulaski

  8. Peter Whitney

    Whitey Lara

  9. Dick Hogan

    Cadet Robert Parker

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-26
Humphrey Bogart heads a decent cast in this exciting compendium of tales of maritime courage and determination during WWII. Initially he serves under Raymond Massey ("Capt. Jarvis") on a tanker but when that falls foul of an U-boat, they find themselves stranded on a raft and left to the elements by it's particularly unpleasant Captain. Some while later, the team reunite to escort a convoy to Murmansk and encounter the same submarine and a deadly cat-and-mouse game ensues. It is bit too long, but Massey, Bogart alongside the always reliable Alan Hale manage to bang the drum successfully for th...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$2,231,000.00

Revenue
$3,460,000.00

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