Damn the Defiant! 1962  N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Cast: Alec Guinness, Dirk Bogarde, Maurice Denham, Nigel Stock, Richard Carpenter, Anthony Quayle, Tom Bell, Bryan Pringle, Murray Melvin, Victor Maddern
While fighting Napoleon's fleet during the Napoleonic Wars, a captain and his first mate form differences of opinion that threaten the success of their mission. This film remains faithful to historical fact.
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Mystery Submarine 1963  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Adventure
aka: Decoy
Director: C.M. Pennington-Richards
Cast: Edward Judd, James Robertson Justice, Laurence Payne, Joachim Fuchsberger, Albert Lieven, Arthur O'Sullivan, Robert Flemyng, Richard Carpenter, Robert Brown, Jeremy Hawk
The best part of this film is the good archival submarine shots. While the plot has potential, the story plods along as British sailors capture a Nazi U-boat, man it, and infiltrate a U-boat wolfpack. After discovery, they get away, but the sub is damaged in the process.
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| 1. Damn the Defiant! (1962)
2. Mystery Submarine (1963)
aka: Decoy
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