(England, the North Atlantic; 1939?-194?)
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On of the first foreign films to get a lot of Oscar buzz. Writer/actor/genius Noel Coward helmed this production about the crew of a Brittish navel vessel, with future directing master David Lean. This a very well put together film, but its also largely a boring one as well. Its not tightly focused, kind of plodding, and the narrative gimmick (flash backs while several surviving crew members are stuck in a life raft) is sometimes distracting. However its got losts of British charm, and some nice character sketches. A mixed bag really.
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