The Sea Shall Not Have Them (Digitally Remastered) [DVD]

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For instance, I was surprised by Air Craftsman Milliken and the fact that he wasn't in prison for being a blatant homosexual, but I suppose during the war they took all the willing help that they could get and I'm all for diversity in the forces, I just couldn't believe how obvious they were making it with his character in this film from 1954, way before the change in the law in 1967. PRODUCER'S SUCCESS STORY". The Sun. No.13760. New South Wales, Australia. 18 March 1954. p.46 (LATE FINAL EXTRA) . Retrieved 22 September 2020– via National Library of Australia. Meanwhile, a rescue launch full of stereotypes is out looking for them in the mist. There's a mine field. There are German shore batteries that open up on the launch as it speeds to the rescue. The marine footage is real. All in all it was a fair piece of work, but I didn't think that it was wholly realistic or delivered with the best production values. A. H. Weiler (13 June 1954). "By Way of Report: Disney Cameramen to Go to Far Places For New Nature Studies -- Addenda". The New York Times.

He is the most memorable character in "The Sea Shall not have them",a British war film of the best type- no heroics,no gung - ho attitudes,just ordinary blokes from across the class spectrum so binding seventy five years ago doing a dangerous job to the best of their abilities. BRITAIN LAUNCHES MORE SEA FILMS". The Mail (Adelaide). Vol.44, no.2, 209. South Australia. 9 October 1954. p.56 . Retrieved 22 September 2020– via National Library of Australia. Producer Dan Angel arranged one of the strongest male casts of the era. [8] It was one of a number of sea-related themes made in Britain following the success of The Cruel Sea. [9] It was one of a number of war movies Anthony Steel made in which he was supporting of an older British star. [10] Posh boys include Anthony Steel and various desk - bound types at the airbase.Michael Redgraves carefully informs us his father was a railway porter just in case we think he was posh(after all,he is an Air Commodore). I think some reviewers are missing what this movie is trying to portray..... for me anyway..... that is the continuous monotony for many, especially so close to the end of the war, of such sea rescue patrols.... this for me is highlighted or more obvious from the scenes involving the Entertainment Officer at the base and his discussions with the CO responsible for finding and retrieving the vital information and the important passenger before the Germans do.... whilst the CO is under pressure from the powers that be and his own personal determination to find and rescue the downed crew... he is being asked to approve somewhat irrelevant and mundane plans such as preparing and informing service personnel for civilian life and dealing with small issues like petty theft or rather theft by finding (as it was called)The Sea Shall Not Have Them is a gritty realistic war film from the United Kingdom about the men who serve on air sea rescue duty. No glamor here, just professional men doing a job, rescuing air crews down in the North Sea and English Channel. Good location photography on an old Royal Air Force rescue station give a ring of authenticity.

Referring to the film's title, Noël Coward said of the film's two male stars, "I don't see why not. Everyone else has." Redgrave was reportedly bisexual, while Bogarde was homosexual. [12]

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And it had a lot of similarities to 'In Which We Serve' (1942), which I thought was actually the better of the two films overall. I watched this film from a muddy looking print currently on YouTube. I hope there are better quality copies out there. Wooden hull,a huge fire risk so that when the hapless AC2?medic sets fire to the stove a full - scale emergency ensues.

INCIDENT IN THE CHANNEL". The Beaudesert Times. Vol.XXXVI, no.1835. Queensland, Australia. 1 October 1943. p.1 . Retrieved 22 September 2020– via National Library of Australia. I think most veterans from all arms of the military would recognise what this story is most focussed on.... it is neither about any one individual in the cast or about providing the viewer with wild excitement and action.... there is both in this movie but the main plot for me is about the way monotony and routine can influence the individuals decision making and the consequences for that on others...!

Curt thanks – Meg, Luke, Amy, Will and Sophie, Mum & Dad, Ewen & Rhoda, Dean, Beau, Stacey, Ian Haug, Ed Fraser, Rod Daniel, Daniel Boyle, Craig Pitchers, Mat and his family – Naoko, Jonah and Mia The whole thing was quite drawn out, but oddly, I couldn't see where it could be altered to give it a better pace. Although, having said that, the editing and film quality in general was poor and that was a shame because it really wasn't that bad a story, if a bit of a repetition of others available, with it's theme of being stranded in a lifeboat and dangerously close to the enemy, whilst aircraft strafed the water around them with bullets. The film title is the motto of the Royal Air Force's Air Sea Rescue Service. [3] Gilbert called it "standard fare" but it "did very well." [4] Plot [ edit ] I knew this girl once who lived on an ex - RAF air- sea - rescue boat on the River Adur at Shoreham.She and her bloke happily grew cannabis plants all over the superstructure and cycled unsteadily along the towpath to "The Lady Jane" for their bottles of cider when the winter weather curtailed their All stirring stuff, but despite the odd moment of levity involving an inept crew member, and a few anecdotes about another who seems obsessed with his wife, hearing these underwritten characters prattle on for an hour and half does have the tendency to wear on the nerves. Nothing much of note happens until the final gun battle... Until then, it struggles to hold your attention...

Vagg, Stephen (23 September 2020). "The Emasculation of Anthony Steel: A Cold Streak Saga". Filmink.I was quite interesting before watching this film since it involved a very important part of the war effort that was responsible for rescue of downed planes and sunken ships. But had it not been for the ending, not much really happened in this 92 minute film. It had all the wrappings of a mid 1950 movie but failed to include enough action to make the viewer enjoy the adventure. Even in 1954 the country was in pretty poor shape and that sort of propaganda was felt necessary.A few years later we were told we had never had it so good and shortly after that we were clearly no longer in the same boat but it had been comforting while it lasted. It's the only action in the film but that's okay because the preceding hour and a half or so has been suspenseful and informative. The humor is a bit too broad to work well. It reminds me a little of Bogart's "Action in the North Atlantic." There's not much action there, either, but one learns about convoys, submarines, and the Merchant Marine. Unfortunately, this ambitious way of telling a story doesn't really work to maintain interest. The characters are either blanks, like Michael Redgrave, who holds the Maguffin, or unappealing. It's an interesting experiment, but like many of them, it doesn't prove its worth. And unlike the equivalent American films, where they are all so tough and determined to survive or to go down fighting, this bunch seemed to be happy to give up easily, bar the odd few with a bit more gumption (Redgrave) and most of the rest of them didn't even want to be there in the first place.