Western Approaches DVD
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Film Details
Directed by Pat Jackson
Produced in 1944
Main Language - English
Countries & Regions - British Film
Cast
Eric Fullerton, Captain Duncan MacKenzie, Captain W Kerr
Genres
Classic War Movies • War Documentaries • Classic British Film
Film Description
A documentary-drama depicting the hazards faced by the merchant seaman in the Second World War, this is undeniably one of the finest wartime examples of the work of the Crown Film Unit, and a deserved tribute to those who lost their lives in the service of the Merchant Navy. Filmed in Technicolor by cinematographer Jack Cardiff.
DVD Details
Certificate: PG
Publisher: Simply Media
Length: 90 mins
Aspect ratio: 4:3
Region: 2
Cat No: 106167
Format: DVD Colour
DVD Extras
- Digitally remastered
- Audio commentary from director Pat Jackson & Dr Toby Haggith
- Short Film: A Seaman's Story (1942), the story of a Newfoundler who had been torpedoed four times.
Community Reviews
by Anon on
Comparable to the best work of Humphrey Jennings, the extraordinary colour footage was shot by Jack Cardiff, cinematographer for the most vivid of the Powell/ Pressbur... Read on
by Anon on 8th December 2000
One of the best Naval films available. Nothing overstated, nothing cliched. Perfect. Read on
