Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
- Directed by
- Lloyd Bacon
- Genre
- drama film, war film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h 06m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 61 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A group of Merchant Marine officers and sailors brave enemy attacks to deliver supplies to Allied forces during the Battle of the Atlantic. The film shows the dangers they face from German planes and submarines.
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What happens
Action in the North Atlantic is a 1943 American war film from Warner Bros. Pictures. It was produced by Jerry Wald, directed by Lloyd Bacon, and adapted by John Howard Lawson from a story by Guy Gilpatric. The film stars Humphrey Bogart and Raymond Massey as officers in the U.S. Merchant Marine during World War II. Like other Hollywood war films made in the initial years of U.S. involvement in WWII, Action in the North Atlantic was regarded as a means of stirring patriotism and mobilizing the home front. The film tells the story of the unsung heroes in the Merchant Marine who brave attacks by German bomber planes and U-boats to deliver vital supplies to the Allies during the Battle of the Atlantic. The New York Times movie reviewer Bosley Crowther wrote, "it's a good thing to have a picture which waves the flag for the merchant marine. Those boys are going through hell-and-high-water, as 'Action in the North Atlantic' shows." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Long Voyage Home (1940)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.