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23 December 1942 (USA) moreTagline:
IT STANDS ALONE - The Greatest Of All Motion Pictures! [Australia theatrical] morePlot:
This "story of a ship," the British destroyer HMS Torrin, is told in flash backs by survivors as they cling to a life raft. | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
Stunning propaganda Film by the Master. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Noel Coward | ... | Captain E. V. Kinross R.N. / Captain 'D' | |
| Derek Elphinstone | ... | No. 1 | |
| Michael Wilding | ... | Flags | |
| Robert Sansom | ... | Guns | |
| Philip Friend | ... | Torps | |
| Ballard Berkeley | ... | Engineer Commander | |
| Hubert Gregg | ... | Pilot | |
| James Donald | ... | Doc | |
| Michael Whittaker | ... | Sub | |
| Kenneth Carten | ... | Sub-Lieutenant R.N.V.R. | |
| John Varley | ... | Secco | |
| Bernard Miles | ... | Chief Petty Officer Hardy / Walter Hardy | |
| Caven Watson | ... | Brodie | |
| John Mills | ... | Ordinary Seaman Blake / Shorty Blake | |
| Geoffrey Hibbert | ... | Joey Mackeridge |
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Sound System)Fun Stuff
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The idea for the film sprang out of Noel Coward's friendship with Winston Churchill (the two often painted together) and his desire to do something more substantial than urbane comedies to help the war effort for his friend. Coward acutely felt that with the coming of war, the world of which he wrote - bright young things scampering around drawing rooms - was a world that no longer existed. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: When a scene is shown in the wardroom, the point of view changes to simulate the ship moving. However the sherry or wine in the glasses does not move at all showing that it is the camera that is moving rather than the 'ship' (or set). moreQuotes:
[first lines]Voice: [voiceover] This is the story of a ship...
[long sequence of ship-building and launch]
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In Which We Serve is a stunning and emotional piece of film making. Coward and David Lean sympathetically directed this thinly veiled account of Lord Montbatten's sea battle during WWII. Coward himself played the Montbatten role (renamed, Kinross for the film.), and turned in a sincere and 3 dimenional portrait. For those of you used to seeing Noel only in high comedy, this film is a revelation. Strong support is also given by Sir John Mills and Joyce Carey. Sir Noel won a special oscar for the screenplay.