Action in the North Atlantic

"Warner Bros. thunderous story of the men of the merchant marine!"

Jun 12 1943 Approved 2h 6m
Action, Drama, War

Merchant Marine sailors Joe Rossi (Humphrey Bogart) and Steve Jarvis (Raymond Massey) are charged with getting a supply vessel to Russian allies as part of a sea convoy. When the group of ships comes under attack from a German U-boat, Rossi and Jarvis navigate through dangerous waters to evade Nazi naval forces. Though their mission across the Atlantic is extremely treacherous, they are motivated by the opportunity to strike back at the Germans, who sank one of their earlier ships.

Plot

Lieutenant Joe Rossi is 1st Officer on a Liberty Ship in a great convoy bound from Halifax to Murmansk. After German subs crushed the convoy, his ship loses the convoy and is heading alone to Murmansk. In spite of attacks by German planes and subs, he get the ship to Murmansk.

Written by

John Howard Lawson, Guy Gilpatric, A.I. Bezzerides

Directed by

Lloyd Bacon, Byron Haskin, Raoul Walsh

Cast

Humphrey Bogart, Raymond Massey, Alan Hale

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Languages

Deutsch, English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total

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