The Valiant (1962)
- Directed by
- Roy Ward Baker
- Genre
- drama film, war film
- Country
- United Kingdom, Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rating
- 8.3 of 10 from 3 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
Based on a real World War II mission, Italian divers use manned torpedoes to attack British battleships in an Egyptian port. The film follows the planning and execution of the raid from both sides.
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What happens
The Valiant (also known as Affondamento Della Valiant) is a 1962 British-Italian drama film directed by Roy Ward Baker and starring John Mills, Ettore Manni, Roberto Risso, Robert Shaw, and Liam Redmond. It is based on the Italian manned torpedo attack which seriously damaged the two British battleships Valiant and Queen Elizabeth and the oil tanker Sagona at the port of Alexandria in December 1941. The film had a Royal Gala Premiere on 4 January 1962 at the Odeon Leicester Square in the presence of Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Under Ten Flags (1960)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.