Close Quarters | WW2 Movie (1943) - RN Submarines
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- This 1943 feature-length dramatisation follows the Royal Navy T-class submarine "Tyrant" on a routine North Sea patrol off the coast of Norway.
Like many British wartime movies, the cast of this feature film are the serving officers and crew.
It was also filmed aboard an operational submarine, offering a rare and detailed view of life in such complex, cramped quarters.
This movie might not have an in-depth plot line, dialogue, or character development, but when it comes to the technical aspects and operations of the sub and the dedication of a sub crew, it is one of the best submarine movies I have seen.
The technical aspects alone make this a move I would watch again.
It was a war time film meant to keep the morale up on the home front.
This movie really gave a feeling like it was done by actual veterans although I've never been in a sub myself. All the ventillation noises etc. were believable.
u spelt movie wrong
@@peterleslie8326 You spelt you wrong.
@@peterleslie8326 Pot calling the kettle black. You are wrong. 'Movie' is spelt movie, though 'film' would be more elegant. You also forgot the upper case letter at the start of your interesting sentence, and the required full stop at the end. Need some lessons in spelling and punctuation? Very reasonable price offered. Caning also available if required.
After Das Boot, this has to be the best submarine flick I've seen. No needless drama, just understated action.
My late father rated this film highly and he was a submariner during WWII, in the Royal Navy.
God bless you and your dad
America loves you and your dad. Thank.i have seen only one British sub movie, it was a very personal depiction of the crews.loves and lives. So thank you and your family.
Did your dear father speak much of his time below the waves?
My late father joined the RN as a boy sailor was trained as a Telegrapher on the lsle of Man then Zig Zaged on the Queen Mary to Ottawa with another recruit then went to Bermusda via New York. He spent the next 4 years there and the only military he saw was a Martin Flying Boat flew over once. He did go to Korea on HMS Bekfast but said they were always out of range of enemy guns. Hecwas lucky but died aged 63 if the same thing as his mother.
Respect to your dad
I'm so thankful that they made films like this. It's preserved the memory/history of the trials they went through. 🎉
What a brilliant film, can't believe I've never seen it before.
This Movie was ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ And then the Crew picked up Norwegian Resistance Warriors, and this sailed right into my Favorite Collection! 👍 EXCELLENT! Thank you, Armoured Archivist!
What a great film, superb rainy Saturday afternoon viewing. I'll be humming "My Bonnie lies over the ocean" for the rest of the day 👍🏼
I'm not quite sure those were the right words....!
@@jimthorne304 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Bonnie_Lies_over_the_Ocean
Whatishesayingafter 30 feet sir I am confused it sounds like Gruber down
@@edwardbisset2624 sorry, I don't understand. if you're referring to the song, you can google the lyrics for clarity. I did post a link to the wiki page, but the You Tube security squad must have deleted it.
Same here mate
Back in the day when they used actual professionals instead of paid actors… Great old film! Thanks for posting!
So real. Excellent camera work on the submarine.
I agree! I loved the way they filmed the captain in profile, the expression on his face and thoughtfulness, up periscope and down periscope, the exactness of the orders. How do they get regular guys to do such a great acting job?
"If we weren't fighting with the German destroyers, we'd be eating right now." He reminds me of Dagwood in the Blondie cartoons.
I did my Part III (Submariners Qualifying exam) on an early 'A' Class Boat - Not too much different to the old T class - With the additional of Snorkel and Exhaust mast of course. The Diving and Surfacing routines remained identical. Start the LP Master Blower!
If did my Part lll training on HM S/M Thermopylae in 1967 and payed her off after a jolly to Lubeck in the Baltic via the Kiel canal. Then off to Scotland to bring HMAS Otway back to Australia.
It is always nice to be reminded of the wartime service of these lads of the Silent Serice, I had the pleasure of knowing a few of our ex-submariners in the 80s and the epic pub crawls with The Ex-submariners Association around the various Navy glubs where these quiet men were seen as navy royalty seem unbelievable to me now, every pint of beer came with a tot of Nelson's Blood. This great film tells why, as they would never talk about it except as jokes.
I know a retired naval doctor who was on a modern British sub. He tells a tale of his first trip out and being allowed to look in the periscope, to his shame in front of the crew he exclaimed WOW, IT'S ALL IN COLOUR.
@@alanwakefield2453 😶
I met some old submariners in HMS Dolphin. I especially remember one asking me what was said every time they surfaced: "That was lucky.." 😂😂
@@markfranklin387 Yes, I found their raw sense of humour very pleasing when in their company.
I used to do duty chief over the SOCA weekend at Dolphin. Invariably at least one of our older comrades would pass-away due to excessive partying 😮
Bloody good film. First time hearing _Sweet Fanny Adams_ in a motion picture. Sounded very authentic.
Sweet Fanny Adams brought back memories on our growing up from childhood.
Dad was a serving soldier in the Army during WW2.
How we laughed when he used to express this expression..
Miss him still big time.
Great film and have forwarded it onto to his grandsons to see the real thing!
I don't think I've ever sen a film from Great Britain, between 1940 and 1965 that wasn't scored by Muir Mathieson. The man was amazingly prolific!
He was the conductor, right? Gordon Jacob was the composer.
Before my time but your right, once you pick up the name, you see the blasted man in the credits for 80% of British films, right across the whole spectrum. I'm surprised the other film composers didn't take a contract out on him.
Did he ever sleep?
Can't believe I've never heard of this. Enjoyed it immensely. RCN 77-86
What a change from the usual HOLLYWOOD DRAMATICS. Played by real NAVAL Personnel who did a good job, with a realistic portrayal. I was initially thinking it would be a typical wartime morale effort for public consumption, but was taken in by the look and feel of the production finding the movie very interesting. Total lack of hype and hysterics yet not stilted as in most Government efforts.
All of them were killed between when this movie was made and the end of the war. Most of them sunk by German U-boats...some by their wives.
Bloody good film. It captures an acurate record of British submarine life during WW11.
An incredible upload. Thank you so much for this! ❤
Holy Loch in southwest Scotland was a Royal Navy submarine base during World War II. Interesting they included that footage during the war.
These real films with real seamen, are so much better, then I suppose they should be!
Luck is highly regarded in the sub-services and a sub's lock is all in it's Captain. He gets them there, he gets the jobs done and he gets them home again. Many subs in WW2 South Pacific failed to return from it's first mission. My Father in law was a Submariner. USS Shad It served first in the RN then got refit and went to Pearl. He served two missions.
Excellent film. Probably the best representation of a depth charge attack I have seen. Not that I have experienced one obviously 😂 but I understand that the shocks come in series of pulses as the explosion creates a void which then collapses with equal violence not to mention reflections. Interesting view of the counter rotating torpedo props too. 👍
What. A. Brilliant. Classic. War. Movie. 🪖 🎞 whit. A. Brilliant. Script. And. Story. 🎥 a. Perfect. Movie. To. Watch. 🎬 must. See. picture. 🎉🎉🎉🎉💯💥💢💫 thanks. A. A. 💣👌👍
Waterbombs😂😂😂😂😂 No effects on boat
Great movie!!! Why did we not see this before???
my late father joined submarine service in 1950 and his first sub as p/o sonar was HMS "TALLY HO" a 2nd world war sub which saw action and flew the "jolly roger",my father served 22 yrs in subs,im so so very proud of him!!!🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️
Wow! That skipper was amazing. He could determine range, speed and bearing of targets just by looking at them. No use of range finders, hydrophones/ASDIC, radar or plot required. He didn't even need to put his sub on a perpendicular course to fire torpedoes at them. Not a bad film though.
Well, he did miss with the torpedoes aimed at the U-Boat. Nice of him to give up a potential target for our sake so he doesn't give away any secret equipment, and he must have had faith in his gun crews.
@@dougerrohmer Correct, this is 1943 remember britain was still at war ,the german u-boats were unfortunately very much still active in the atlantic, and still a formidable opponent a continued menace to british merchant ships,
As, Just touch upon, and in relation to a sarcastic comment from an armchair'' youtube'' expert ,sat in a warm comfy cosy chair, talking bollocks what a tool .. Why didn't the captain initialize the subs equipment on this film how to aim/ target using all the boats targeting gear etc why give away sensitive top secret details on how torpedoes were actually fired .... utter numpties
Pretty stirring stuff this....the comradeship and team work is clear to see, in all the crew performing their daily duties.
How British all this is! Even the music. Very nice.
You wouldn’t think they’d use an umbrella but it makes sense
I think if the CPT would have yelled, Tea Time, instead of Dive Stations the crew would have moved much faster. That was slow motion.
In a cramped sub with its many pinch points more haste less speed is the order of the day.
Wow! what a find,i have never seen this film before bloody excellent.
I enjoyed that very much.
I had not seen this one, thanks for the upload.
Absolutely fascinating and a superb print, where did you find it?
I ran it through upscaling software to raise the resolution, and voice-audio enhancement software to make the sound richer and clearer.
@@ArmouredCarriers You did a brilliant job. Thank you. 👍
Well it all worked superbly.
Enjoyed that.
The cabins on the sub are huge on the TV of course.
Have British accents changed?
The accents seem so much more than what I hear today.
They have, but not that much, they had the officers use RP and the crew cockney, with a few other stereotypically lower class dialects thrown in. For, reasons...
In reality everyone just had their natural dialect.
Ed: I'm referring to film&tv of course, we do have a whole new lingo with young urban people so naturally it'll be different.
Yes they have. There's been a normalization away from that classic "posh" bbc voice. Its been "uncool" and therefore in decline for at least 50 years. The cockneys and the whole of the cockney area (the docks) and culture has been basically wiped out, by redevelopment and other social factors. Not a fan of Toffs myself, but I do miss "proper" spoken english that you can hear on the bbc archives. Northern accents have remained though.
@@tequila_tibbs7938 They sound more American to me now.
I liked the British being British.
My guess the influence of TV and radio. It has happened in Peru the reduction in local variations in spoken Spanish.
@@goldgeologist5320 I am sure you are right. I know variations in American accents have also diminished.
Fantastic. Must have been interesting to have a film crew and their, presumably bulky, equipment aboard.
That was an excellent film.
never seen a t submarine film i appreciate it
Wonderful submarine movie! I felt I was part of the crew. I hated that it was over. I would have preferred another 30 minutes at least!!
Wonderful film and interesting to see the real submariners acting out their roles. Of course, being propaganda the film paints a positive picture of submarine life. Have just read the autobiography of Commander Bill King in which he describes the hardships of an airless submarine sitting on the sea floor being depth charged for hours on end, the faulty equipment, terrible food and often unsuccessful patrols. Worth reading The Stick and the Stars.
Brilliant film, never seen it before and I'm a ww1 n ww2 war film buff with over 400 war films in my collection, so another one to put on my list .
N76 was HMS Tribune.
I guess shaking the camera to augmernt the feel of a nearby depth charge explosion was a special effect yet to be invented in 1943.
The cigarette smoking seems absurd by today's standards.
excellent
An unbelievably spacious sub. Were they using a mock-up at sub training school?
It was so realistic, I was nervous as hell.
What's interesting is that the British submarines seemed to have a more efficient use of interior space compared to their German counterparts. In this particular boat it seems relatively easy to walk through the British boat than a U boat.
Not a single swear word thats fucking odd
And no Uckers
One of the sailors did give the two fingers at one point.
Even if it is just for getting to see the actions of a sub and crew during ww2 its worth it. .To me.
Great film, but thumbs down for TH-cam for inserting commercials in what is a public domain film. I quit halfway through.
Some great British upper class accents there .. did they really speak like this?
Yes they were real crew
In 80 years time people will be asking a similar question about how people speak today.
Thanks
Many thanks to you
I wonder what the Depot Ship was ???
HMS Forth at Holy Loch.
The British didn't seem to take silent running very seriously!
Norweigens started to question leaving their fishing boat as the sub got depth charged by the kreigmariners.
Jolly Good Show
This is the first BRITSH sub movie I have ever seen. There accent was a little heavy for me in a few scenes.
I take it Holy Loch was shown instead of Dundee in wartime.
Yes.
Where's John Mills ?
4.32 All hands. Store ship store ship store ship. Hmas Duchess 1971.
The enemy sub did not return fire ??
This might go on for quite a while (depth charges)
How about some tea? 😁
I wonder if they did smoke woodbines and pipes whilst on duty? Very British.
Yes my grandfather said they used to all wait for the hatch to open
Pro Tip Trivia Question: Why do they call it the "poop" deck?
Most is filmed on a set...way too much room in these cabins!!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Tribune_(N76)
Link about the HMS Tribune (N76) in the film HMS Tyrant.
Thank you an interesting watch.
Interesting photo of the camera platform built around the conning tower.
Gotta love that old time propaganda!
What do you mean? This is a documentary.
@@flashgordon6670 LOL. Its 1943 in England - Do you really think they're interested in 'educating" people?
@@gwebb680beat me to the punch.... 😂😂😂
Excellent film, it was great to see real servicemen and not actors.
That made it for me also. Took me back to AD, lol.
I think it is fantastic that they used actual serving personnel rather than actors in these films - you can tell they are far more comfortable when issuing and responding to real orders rather than coping with a script! Western Approaches is also a great watch.
Yes, hate it when they dress up animals or use robots instead of real people. 🤓
There are a lot of films from this period where the actors had served, knew the drills and were familiar with and given the correct equipment.
@@Toonseskat doh!
Even the way the hammocks are made up, I've never seen in a movie
Probably a lot cheaper to use naval personnel rather than paid actors.
Never seen this one. Thank you ever so much chap!
My dad served in the US sub service in WWll . This is one I have not seen and love the realism.
Awesome! My Uncle Fred was a submariner in the Pacific in WWII. He was one of my heroes.
Respect.
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Our uncle Frank went down with all hands on USS Herring 233 in the Kurile Islands.
My dad was a drafted infantryman in the US Army in 1944 and 1945. He left a wife and three children to go to war. My dad died in 1980 before his generation was known as the Greatest Generation. I wish he could have known his service and the service of millions like him was honored when Band of Brothers and the Pacific were produced in the late 1990s helping to lead to the recognition of his generation as the Greatest Generation!
Fantastic film. No filler or fluff.
A really good movie ,given a really in depth what life was like on the subs . God bless our sub Mariners that gave so much for freedom.
Opening shots at Strone Pier, with the distinctive Strone Inn in the background.
Dunoon, Scotland
The Brits lost 74 Subs. that's 22 more than the US did during the war.
All on Eternal patrol RIP
This is the only submarine movie I have seen where they clean the lenses on the periscope.
and the goggles ands wet weather gear......
@@petermcgreevy6386 The goggles are black out goggles so that your eyes adjust to low light quicker when you go up top.
I’ve seen a couple others but can’t recall the titles.
And they speak English now being lost
@charliedrake247 : ...not lost, just..."butchered"...!!! LOL !!!
great film.hope they survived the war.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Tribune_(N76)
Was on board hms tabard last T class boat and hms sealion last s class boat
@@MobileGifte my father was on HMS Token, also HMS Olympus and HMS Renown. He did not care for the Nuclear boats. He told the story of changing prop shaft packing while dived, by pressurising the aft compartment. Listening to the Russians churning past. Being a “clock-work” mouse for the skimmers .
Fantastic upload! Thank you for saving this bit of history and archiving this film.
Archieving
Interesting movie especially since it's a real crew taking real orders. Thanks for sharing the film.
For those of us who served in the Armed Forces, regardless of the service it's a great movie.
Thank you.
I do love that old time propaganda, its the new propaganda that worries me. Back then everyone knew it was, these days it's just sheeple within their own bubbles.
Very good Royal Navy submarine movie , I liked it for a yank ! five stars ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Watch "Coastal Command" if you liked this, it has same format with no "luvvy" actors and using actual serving personnel on their patrol aircraft. Realistic hours of boredom then concentrated activity followed by more routine activity.
Cheers yank.
Try ...We dive at dawn
A classic British sub film.
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Please don't convert 4:3 films to 16:9. In doing so, you chop off the top & bottom of the frames.
Great film, NO Hollywood histrionics!!In the middle of the danger, "Let's have a cup of tea. Typical British stiff upper lip!! When you hear real WW2 RAF intercom chat it is just the same Ballsy Bravery!!!
Not seen this film before but it was excellent. Even more authentic as this was an actual Royal Navy submarine crew and not actors playing the part. Thanks for posting this film.
Didn't hear an order to charge the batteries while they were on the surface all night.
That would be routine
As much as I enjoyed Das Boot, the Hunt for Red October, and other 'big' Sub movies, it's great to see the real men that had to survive under dreadful conditions getting some recognition. Excellent details on the workings of such a Sub- TY for the post!
Proud to be British I most certainly am...what other type has a depth charge explode above his head and exclaims "oops I've swallowed my sweet"...the phlegmatic atmosphere is palpable and misleadingly deadly to the enemy...very good stuff...thank you.
Depot ship: Maidstone, Medway or Forth? Enjoyed the film which must have been shot on one day as the sea state never changed from dead calm... as well as requiring an active submarine durng 1943!
That's definitely Forth at Holy Loch. Couldn't be Medway in a film made in 1943 because she had already been torpedoed and sunk in the Eastern Mediterranean on June 30th 1942 by Type VIIC U-Boat U372. Maidstone was never based in Home Waters during WW2. From November 1942 she was in Algiers before being transferred to the Eastern Fleet in November 1943.
They survived the war, but all them cigarettes got them in the end.
Always amazed me they allowed smoking on subs
As a confirmed landlubber i found this film extraordinarily fascinating. A glimpse into the lives of submariners.. a very special breed ....Made in 1943 the cinematography is outstanding using real submariners...just part time actors in the service of Great Britain...God love them.
What a jolly polite and friendly war they had!
"C'mon, lads, wakey wakey. Oh, you sleepy rascals!"
No WO in the history of the RN has ever been like that.
My father and uncle were remote farm boys before entering ww2. They got a quick education on rough language
All officers bore "posh or" PublcSchool" accents in those days but fortunately not now, just listen if you have the chance now!!
N76 was HMS Tribune in reality. The filming of this movie is mentioned on her wiki page btw. It ties in nicely with the "this is not the mediterranean" as she had a lot more excitment there
What brave men in those days
Pretty cool , thanks