We Dive at Dawn
1943 · 98 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 1,768 VOTES · DIR. Anthony Asquith
Overview
A gripping tale of WWII naval warfare in the Baltics, starring John Mills as Lt. Freddie Taylor, a British submarine Captain. The crew of the Sea Tiger are summoned from leave on shore with their families, and sent on a secret mission to intercept the Nazi battleship Brandenburg. In the ensuing battle the British submarine is damaged by a German destroyer. The submarine is leaking fuel so badly that the crew won't be able to make it back to Britain before running out somewhere along the Danish coast. When it seems that their only option may be to blow up the submarine and try to escape to Denmark, seaman James Hobson hatches a plan...
Dialogue Timeline — 1,087 lines
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00:01:41 - Nearly at the boom, sir. - Yes, we'll be in by tea if you don't hit it.
00:04:18 - And why not? - You've got no brass.
00:08:00 That's a nasty cough you've got, TI.
00:11:02 - Anything else, sir? - No. That's all, Hobson.
00:14:37 Oh. No, thank you.
00:17:54 Here comes old Slim. He's always good for a dollar. You watch me tap him.
00:20:33 Leave me alone!
00:23:49 Oh, Ethel, I do believe in this light... How awful, it's green.
00:27:04 For myself, I wouldn't have thought it was worth going ashore for.
00:31:02 So every one of us must be right on his toes every moment he's on duty. That's all.
00:34:42 As soon as you're ready, help yourself to that aerial.
00:38:20 Brandenburg? That's a kind of cheese, isn't it?
00:41:18 Erm...
00:45:13 - I'm afraid he's worse, sir. - Poor little bastard.
00:52:45 080, sir.
00:56:55 Ah.
01:00:01 - Stand by... - Stand by.
01:03:50 It may not interest you, mister, but I think the patient is dying.
01:07:02 Warn everybody we're taking a big angle on. Take over, Number One. I'm going forward.
01:12:02 About 20 miles to the northwest is the Danish island of Haego.
01:16:15 Sugar Charlie.
01:21:55 - I do. - This is the British Navy.
01:28:18 Congratulations...
07:00:00 much more than mast and funnels yet.