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Mystery Submarine (1963)

Mystery Submarine poster
Directed by
C. M. Pennington-Richards
Genre
war
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The British Navy uses a captured German submarine to pose as an enemy vessel and intercept a German force. A small crew undertakes a risky deception mission to protect a supply convoy.

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What happens

Mystery Submarine is a 1963 British war film directed by C. M. Pennington-Richards and starring Edward Judd, James Robertson Justice and Laurence Payne. The screenplay was by Hugh Woodhouse and Bertram Ostrer based on the play of the same name by Jon Manchip White. A captured German submarine is used by the Royal Navy to trick a German force aiming to intercept a supply convoy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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