Movie Description An engrossing account of the sinking of the British destroyer HMS Torrin during the Battle of Crete. Three survivors on a raft recount their lives aboard the sunken vessel. Academy Award Nominations: 2, including Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay.
| Credits | | Cast: | Bernard Miles, Celia Johnson |
Notes DVD Features:
Region 1 Keep Case Full Frame Audio: Dolby Digital Mono - English Additional Release Material: Trailer, Film acting debut for Richard Attenborough.
First collaboration between Nöel Coward and David Lean.
First and last time that Nöel Coward directed for the cinema.
Directing debut for David Lean, who had been an editor.
The film incorporates actual wartime naval combat footage. In order to preserve its original look, this footage was not digitally enhanced in Criterion's laserdisc transfer.
The film is based on the true story of the H.M.S. Kelly, a destroyer under the leadership of Lord Louis Mountbatten which sank in the Mediterranean.
Nöel Coward won a Special Award (certificate) in 1942 from the Academy for his outstanding production achievement.
Awards 1942Academy AwardsSpecial Achievement Awards
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