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In Which We Serve

In Which We Serve (1942)

War, Drama | UK

Director: David Lean, Noel Coward

BBC2 | Saturday 1 July 2023 | 13:15

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Monday 2 January 2023 09:20

Saturday 14 May 2022 14:10

Sunday 5 September 2021 13:30

Saturday 21 March 2020 16:35

Rating: 7.2/10

User rating: 8.9/10
(15 votes)

SYNOPSIS

Stirring Second World War drama about the crew of a British fighting ship, told through a series of poignant and revealing vignettes. The story of the ship's heroic deeds is narrated by Noel Coward, who, as the ship's captain, acts as a father figure to his stalwart men. After surviving a torpedo attack, the ship is involved in the Dunkirk evacuation, before heading into battle off the coast of Crete.

Actors

Voice: Neville Chamberlain

Writer: Noël Coward

Producer: Noël Coward, Anthony Havelock-Allan

Narrator: Leslie Howard

RUNTIME: 115 min

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Reviews

Nominirana za Oscara 1944. u kategorijama najboljeg filma i najboljeg izvornog scenarija, pri čemu je suscenarist Noel Coward ("Kavalkada", "Kratak susret", "Prljave male tajne") ovjenčan posebnom Akademijinom nagradom za osobita produkcijska dostignuća, izvrsna ratna drama koju je uz Cowarda režirao veliki David Lean ("Doktor Živago", "Most na rijeci Kwai", "Put u Indiju") drži se jednim od najuspjelijih promidžbenih ratnih filmova uopće. Posrijedi je iznimno efektno, dojmljivo realistično,... (more)

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