Corvette K 225
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Corvette K 225 |
| Original title | Corvette K-225 |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1943 |
| length | 99 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Richard Rosson |
| script | John Rhodes Sturdy |
| production | Howard Hawks |
| music | David Buttolph |
| camera |
Tony Gaudio , Harry Perry |
| cut | Edward Curtiss |
| occupation | |
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Korvette K 225 (originally Corvette K-225 ) is an American war film directed by Richard Rosson from 1943. The German premiere took place in August 1945.
action
After a German submarine sank its corvette , Lieutenant Commander McClain of the Canadian Navy returns to Canada with the survivors of his crew. McClain turns down an Admiralty offer to retire. He wants to get back at sea and take revenge as soon as possible, as many of his men died from machine gun fire from the enemy submarine after they had left the sinking ship. While waiting for his new command, he meets Joyce Cartwright, whose brother Dick has fallen under his command. Joyce and McClain fall in love.
McClain is given command of the HMCS Donnacona . The ship has a crew of 65, including the officer Paul Cartwright, Joyce's younger brother. Paul tells his sister that the new commander is dissatisfied with his crew. The next convoy to leave Canada is under the command of Commodore Ramsey. German submarines have been sighted near Newfoundland . When a ship not belonging to the convoy is torpedoed, the Donnacona can only salvage a lifeboat with dead sailors.
On the ninth day at sea, the convoy was blown apart by a storm. 300 miles off the coast of Ireland, the Donnacona joins several other scattered ships in the convoy, including the tanker Egyptian Star . The captain of the tanker fears that they will be followed by German submarines. The ships are attacked by German bombers, but the attack can be repulsed by Allied fighter planes. That same night, the Egyptian Star is torpedoed and sinks. The Donnacona pursues the responsible submarine and can sink it. But a second submarine unexpectedly attacks McClains ship, with McClain wounded. He wants to ram the submarine, but it goes underground. Paul and the sailor Stocky throw depth charges, the submarine is destroyed. McClain can identify it from the debris as the submarine that sank its last ship and killed its helpless men.
Ireland can be reached with six merchant ships . Even before the anchor is cast, the Donnacona is the first ship to be called into port to honor the crew for their courage.
Reviews
"Not always sober, but unspectacular war film that includes documentary material."
Awards
- Nomination in the category Best Black and White Camera for Tony Gaudio
background
The Universal Studios production was filmed on the grounds of King's College in Halifax , Nova Scotia , Canada .
The real corvette of the Royal Canadian Navy with the registration K-225 was the HMCS Kitchener , which was also used for the film.
For director Richard Rosson, brother of cinematographer Harold Rosson , it was the last directorial work. The Oscar-nominated cameraman Tony Gaudio won an Oscar in 1937. The film's musical director was Charles Previn, 1938 Oscar winner.
For James Brown it was the big role in his seventh film, for Ella Raines the first ever film role. The small roles of Robert Mitchum (as sailor Sheppard) and Cliff Robertson in his second role were not mentioned in the credits . Also unmentioned was Milburn Stone as a Canadian officer who became known as Doc Adams in the television series Smoking Colts .
Web links
- Korvette K 225 in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Korvette K 225. In: Lexicon of international films . Film service , accessed April 13, 2017 .