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This is a good story about two generations of navy men, and the sometimes heroic nature that chance thrusts men into. A young sailor is picked up from the water after being sunk, and has the chance to continue the battle against great odds, by trying to stop a German Cruiser from attacking shipping in the Pacific during WWII. What can one man do against a whole ship full of the enemy? You will have to see the movie to find out. The movie includes an alternate ending not shown in theaters during the original release. The film shows great footage of actual Navy vessels, and is still a classic war film even though is was made 50+ years ago. Based on a book by C.S. Forrester
An entertaining film in black/white though the origins of Jeffery Hunter's character was a little campy in the opening of the story. Otherwise its action sequences are very good save for several obvious props which were used to enhance make the German Raider look better armed than it was.
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Decent war movie. By today's standards it is a bit short in length. If remade today it would be elongated and probably draw out the action scenes a bit more. I saw the movie when I was very young and wanted to see it again. While not really as good as I remember, it is still worth seeing.
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As A kid back in the early 60's, NBC had a show called Saturday Night at the Movies. Apparently, they used a lot of films from the 20th Century Fox vault. "The President's Lady" with Charlton Heston and Susan Hayward, "Desiree" with Marlon Brando and Jean Simmons, were some of the other movies that were showed in that first season. This movie, based on C. S. Forrester's novel "Brown on Resolution", was first made with John Mills in the starring role. This version, with a young, handsome Jeffrey Hunter in the starring role, starts out as a brief encounter love story featuring Michael Rennie and Wendy Hiller. Then it jumps to World War II on a british naval ship combatting a german war ship. The story of heroism and bravery that is told from this point is an incredible telling of overcoming fantastic odds. For an heroic wartime adventure, add this one to your list.Read full review
Although this was listed as a "used" DVD, it was in excellent condition.
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