
This is the story of a British Naval ship, H.M.S. Torrin, from its construction to its sinking in the Mediterranean during action in World War II. The ship's first and only commanding officer is the experienced Captain E.V. Kinross, who trains his men not only to be loyal to him, but to the country, and most importantly, to themselves. They face challenges at sea, and also at home. They lose some of their shipmates in action, and some of their loved ones in the devastation th... (Full plot summary below)
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This is the story of a British Naval ship, H.M.S. Torrin, from its construction to its sinking in the Mediterranean during action in World War II. The ship's first and only commanding officer is the experienced Captain E.V. Kinross, who trains his men not only to be loyal to him, but to the country, and most importantly, to themselves. They face challenges at sea, and also at home. They lose some of their shipmates in action, and some of their loved ones in the devastation that is the blitz. Throughout it all, the men of the Torrin serve valiantly and heroically.
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| New York TimesBosley CrowtherOne of the most eloquent motion pictures of these or any other times had its American premiére at the Capitol Theatre last night. |
| Time OutTom MilneStaged with what passed at the time for honest understatement, it now looks impossibly patronising, the epitome of stiff upper lip. |
| Monthly Film BulletinMFB CriticsThis is, to my mind, the finest war drama produced yet and because of the strength of its understatement and recognition occasionally of human weakness is propaganda of the very best sort. It should be seen by all. |
| Video-Reviewmaster.comSteve CrumCoward is at his peak in this patriotic, thoughtful WWII British production. |
| Q Network Film DeskJames Kendricka particularly memorable World War II British propaganda film, having successfully outlived its initial propagandistic value and solidified into a timelessly moving drama of human determination and tenacity |
| Turner Classic Movies OnlineSean Axmaker... an accomplished, sincere, and moving piece of filmmaking that honors the characters and involves the audience. |
| Goatdog's MoviesMichael W. Phillips, Jr.Sentimental, to be sure, and a tad too stiff-upper-lipped at times, but it is a moving portrait of a navy destroyer, the men who served on it. |
| VarietyVariety StaffNo less than half a dozen credits for this film go to Noel Coward. And they're well earned. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyThough agit-prop and sentimental, this UK WWII drama is superior to Hollywood's patriotic flagwavers, and it's important historically, featuring the directorial debut of David Lean (with Noel Coward), who became a major international figure in the 1950s |
| Chicago ReaderDave KehrPerhaps the most honored propaganda film of World War II, in which the survivors of a torpedoed British battleship recall their reasons for fighting through individual flashbacks. |