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Western Approaches

The Surprise Film of the Year!

6.4(5)19441h 23m1

A World War II drama-documentary showing the struggles of Merchant Navy seamen following an attack by a U-Boat. Western Approaches is a vast area of ocean control covering thousands of square miles of the Atlantic. In these waters is set this single incident in the fiercest and longest sea battle in history. The players are not professional actors but serving officers and men of Allied Navies and Merchant Fleets. This film is dedicated to them and their comrades who made the Allied victory possible.

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Language
German

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Director

Pat Jackson

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United Kingdom

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  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical2 Dec 1944
  • XCXC

    • PremiereBritish Film Festival12 Oct 1946
    • Theatrical2 May 1947

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Western Approaches was released on 2 December 1944.

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