Submarine x1 may not be the best submarine film ever made that title belongs. Nazi spies use a stolen shortwave transmitter prototype to broadcast top secret shipping info to an offshore japanese sub. The interior shots of the extremely small submarines look as though they were shot in a fullsize submarine. During world war ii, the british royal navy used experimental midget submarines to raid german warships in norway. Overview of submarine x1, 1969, directed by william graham, with james caan, rupert davies, david sumner, at turner classic movies. The uss dolphin d1 and her crew depart from connecticut to san diego via the panama canal. The submarine film is a subgenre of war film in which the majority of the plot revolves around a submarine below the oceans surface. One of the few cinema features made by prolific tvmovie director william graham, this second world war action film would never win any.
The world war ii historical drama is invariably classified as a minor addition to the war movie genre, thanks to a clichd setup and a lowbudget approach to scenes that required a bigger epic look. Commander bolton james caan unsympathetically trains his crew members by sending lieutenant davies david sumner back into the water after saving him from a near death experience in. Read about the submarine x1 dvd and browse other dvd movies. A special group of navy divers is created when a disabled nazi warship is discovered in a fjord in norway. Submarine x1 1969 produced in 1967 by mirisch films, submarine x1 1969 sat on the shelf for two years before being quietly released in august of 1969. Cate blanchett is compelling as antifeminist leader full of. This films title refers to the xclass submarine, which was a real world war ii midget submarine class built for the royal navy during the 1943 and 1944 period.
Submarine x1 selections recorded at olympic sound studios, london, england, on december 29, 1967, january 20, 25 and february 12, 1968. Crash dive full length action movie, entire feature film full length movies for free duration. This film takes place on the north coast of scotland in the early days of wwii. Nick tate in submarine x1 1968 norman bowler in submarine x1 1968 david sumner in submarine x1 1968 norman. Ron goodwin, ron goodwin 633 squadron submarine x1. Set during world war i, submarine patrol stars preston s. Uss pensacola is struck during a last dive drill, there is an attempt to rescue. Offering tens of thousands of items to choose from. Submarine x1 is a 1968 deluxe color british world war ii war film loosely based on the operation source attack on the german battleship tirpitz in 1943.
X1 or ss x1 was the united states navys only midget submarine but see the nr1 deep submergence craft, laid down on 8 june 1954, at deer park, long island, new york, by the engine division of fairchild engine and airplane corporation, launched on 7 september 1955, at oyster bay, long island, by jakobson shipyard. Submarine x1 is a 1969 british world war ii war film loosely based on the operation source attack on the german battleship tirpitz in 1943, it was also the subject of an earlier movie, above us the waves 1955 by ralph thomas with john mills. Lodz x 1 submarine x 1 1968 dvdrip xvid pl by piotr hanczewski. Foster as a naval officer demoted for dereliction of duty. Commander richard bolton, a canadian, who must lead a group of midget submarines in an attack on a german battleship.
X1, which was based on the uncompleted german u173 class of 2,000ton ucruisers, was laid. He is forced to commandeer a battered old submarine chaser and its ragtag crew. Lodz x 1 submarine x 1 1968 dvdrip xvid pl youtube. Submarine x1 james caan rupert davies david sumner 1968 a canadian commander james caan trains three midgetsubmarine crews to sink a german battleship in a fiord. With pat obrien, george brent, wayne morris, frank mchugh. Submarine x1 james caan full length war movie english. Breakthrough 1979 richard burton, robert mitchum full movie duration. The concept of operations was to surface suddenly in the middle of an enemy convoy and open fire to knock out any escorts before finishing off the transports.
Submarine x1 1968 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Richard bolton james caan was in charge of a submarine that was sunk by a german ship, and he has been blamed for the loss of 50 sailors. Submarine alert richard arlen full length war movie. Goodwins score is full of action and triumph, as well as a love theme for the films romantic subplot. One of the few cinema features made by prolific tvmovie director william graham, this second world war action film would never win any prizes for.
Kevin macdonald on submarine movies and class struggle by screenslam. Submarine x1 is a lesserknown production staring james caan as the leader of three experimental midget submarines in a mission to sink a german battleship. Anxious to redeem himself, foster transforms his loser underlings into a crack combat team, chalking up numerous enemy sinkings. After losing a submarine and fifty crew in a battle with a german ship during wwii, a royal navy officer gets a second chance in a daring raid with midget subs. Hm submarine x1 was conceived and designed as a submersible commerce raider for the royal navy. Films of this subgenre typically focus on a small but determined crew of submariners battling against enemy submarines or submarinehunter ships, or against other problems ranging from disputes amongst the crew, threats of mutiny, lifethreatening mechanical. For britain, the idea of a submarine cruiser had been proposed as early as 1915, but the type was not put into practice until 1921. The second disc in this release contains the composers score to the james caan war feature submarine x1.
Graham on allmovie a special group of navy divers is created when a. Submarine x11968 original theatrical trailer youtube. View photos from submarine x1, red carpet photos, and more at movies. Now here is a great submarine adventure, reminiscent of the hunley, an epic film about an experimental underwater submarince experiment that was successful, secret, timely, and wrenchingshowing a canadian naval officer caan having to make a wartime decision that will result in the death of a few of his comrades for the greater gooda success against the german kriegsmarine. Pop culture graphics submarine x1 poster movie 11x17. Movie is in color, but liberties have been taken with the historical accuracy. Produced in 1967 by mirisch films, submarine x1 1969 sat on the shelf for two years before being quietly released in august of 1969. This story features superstar james caan in one of his early lead roles as a canadian naval officer in charge of an experimental submarine program during ww 2. Submarine x1 featuring james caan and david sumner is not currently available to stream, rent, or buy but you can add it. With james caan, david sumner, norman bowler, brian grellis.
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