During World War II, the British Royal Navy used experimental midget submarines to raid German warships in Norway.During World War II, the British Royal Navy used experimental midget submarines to raid German warships in Norway.During World War II, the British Royal Navy used experimental midget submarines to raid German warships in Norway.
Nick Tate
- Leading Seaman X-1
- (as Nicholas Tate)
Diana Beevers
- WRNS Officer
- (uncredited)
Rupert Davies
- Vice-Adm. Redmayne
- (uncredited)
Paul Hansard
- Cmdr. Steiner
- (uncredited)
Luke Hanson
- German Lieutenant
- (uncredited)
Desmond Jordan
- Naval Doctor
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis war movie is loosely based on a real World War II mission, Operation Source, which was staged during September 1943. Operation Source involved a number of secret attacks on several German battleships, namely the "Lutzow", "Scharnhorst", and "Tirpitz", in northern Norway, using X-class mini submarines.
- GoofsThroughout the early portion of the movie the X craft program is referred to as "Top Secret". At this point in time, the British used the term "Most Secret", Top Secret being an American term.
- ConnectionsReferenced in The War Game (2017)
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Another one not to bother with
This movie is another one not to bother with. I prefer my historical movies as accurate as possible as reality is usually more dramatic and entertaining than hokeyness. There was an X-craft squadron, they did train rigorously for a raid against the Tirpitz (the movie calls it the Lindendorff-why fictionalize it?), they almost succeeded, the did penetrate the Tirpitz's defenses, damaged it badly enough that it could never sail at full speed again. Why not pay tribute to these brave men who fought for our freedom by telling their story straight? And the special effects are cheesy-the ships look like the models I built as a kid in the 1960s.
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Details
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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