Use in the North Atlantic
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Use in the North Atlantic |
| Original title | Action in the North Atlantic |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1943 |
| length | 126 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Lloyd Bacon |
| script |
John Howard Lawson , Guy Gilpatric (Story) |
| production | Jerry Woods |
| music | Adolph German |
| camera | Ted McCord |
| cut |
George Amy , Thomas Pratt |
| occupation | |
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Operation in the North Atlantic , also known as Unterwegs nach Murmansk (Original title: Action in the North Atlantic ), is an American war film directed by Lloyd Bacon in 1943. The screenplay is based on the story Heroes Without Uniform by Guy Gilpatric. The film was broadcast on ARD on May 24, 1995 and thus had its premiere in Germany.
action
Captain Jarvis and his first officer Rossi are the commanding officers of a merchant ship that sails across the North Atlantic at the beginning of World War II . After a torpedo attack by German submarines, the captain seeks retaliation. Jarvis, Rossi, and the rest of the survivors are rescued and sent back home. Sarah Jarvis is happy that her husband is back safely, because she is burdening married life with a sailor. Rossi is married to the singer Pearl, whom he met in a bar. The men soon get a new job. Their new ship, the Sea Witch , is supposed to bring supplies to the Soviet port of Murmansk in a convoy .
On the open sea, the convoy becomes the target of German submarine attacks. American destroyers engage the submarines in combat, but a German submarine clings to the Sea Witch . Jarvis lures the submarine away from the convoy. Outside the ship's weapon range, the German submarine commander waits for his chance to attack. Rossi suggests switching off the ship's engines so that the submarine sonar can not make contact and the Sea Witch cannot be located by the submarine. The plan succeeds at first, but the submarine captain can find out where the ship is. He calls for air support from sea scouts armed with bombs and machine guns .
Two German Heinkel He 59 maritime patrols attack the Sea Witch . Jarvis is badly wounded and several men from the crew are killed. When a torpedo from the submarine, which is now back in position, strikes in the forecastle of the Sea Witch , but does not cause any serious damage, Rossi, who has now taken over command, starts fire on board and sends an SOS to simulate that the Sea Witch is about to sink. His plan is to make the submarine surface and lure it within range of the ship's gun. The submarine appears and comes too close to the Sea Witch in the heavy smoke . Rossi has it rammed with the Sea Witch , which leads to the sinking of the German boat. Shortly afterwards, Russian planes appear to guide the convoy into the port.
background
Because Lloyd Bacon, whose contract with Warner Bros. was running out, refused to quit the film without renewing his contract, he was fired from the studio. The final scenes were shot by Byron Haskin .
Julie Bishop's song, which she plays in playback (the original voice came from Martha Mears), is called Night and Day and was composed by Cole Porter . For Ruth Gordon (the Maude from Harold and Maude ) it was the sixth film role in her career.
The German-born Paul Panzer , born in Würzburg in 1872 , can be seen in a small role as a German seaman, while the Austrian- born Ludwig Stössel as captain Ziemer. Peter van Eyck plays a German ensign. The American actor and singer Glenn Strange , who has participated in over 300 productions, also makes a small appearance as sailor Tex Mathews. The film's musical director was Oscar-winning Leo F. Forbstein . The later star director Don Siegel was employed as a fitter.
Warner Home Video released the film on DVD in 2008 (picture format 4: 3 (1.33: 1); languages / sound formats: German, English (Dolby Digital Mono); subtitles: German for the hearing impaired, country code: 2)
Reviews
“Exciting war film; the propagandistic-pathetic evocation of the American-Russian friendship looks slightly grotesque and ridiculous in retrospect, ”judged the lexicon of international films . Cinema found the film "[b] ombig despite the undisguised propaganda tones".
TV Spielfilm wrote, "[t] or serious patriotism is to be expected in a film from the war year 1943 - but the action is exciting, the effects are remarkable". Prisma saw "one of the most exciting films about the fight of the American Navy against German submarines in World War II" and praised the "effective action scenes" and especially "the careful characterization of officers and men".
"Patriotic war propaganda celebrating the efforts of the merchant navy during the Second World War," stated Weltbild . "Without his usual cynicism, Humphrey Bogart plays second fiddle behind Captain Raymond Massey for long stretches and is only allowed to take over the helm towards the end."
Awards
At the 1944 Academy Awards , the film was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Original Story (Guy Gilpatric) category.
Web links
- Use in the North Atlantic in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Criticism of the Classic Film Guide (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Use in the North Atlantic. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ See cinema.de
- ↑ See tvspielfilm.de
- ↑ See prisma.de
- ↑ See weltbild.de