Review of In Which We Serve (1942) by Grant S — 05 Aug 2012
Great WW2 naval drama. Starring, produced and directed by Noel Coward, with music written by himself too (though David Lean co-directs and co-edits).
Though a fictional story it is based around the true story of HMS Kelly, captained by Lord Louis Mountbatten and sunk off Crete in 1941. Apparently Mountbatten pitched the idea of the story of HMS Kelly being made into a movie to Noel Coward, and provided most of the detail.
Great story, well told. Very realistic, down to the military commands and interactions.
Great performances all round. Noel Coward is initially irritating - being rather stiff and dour in his role - but his character grows on you.
Being made in 1942 as a war propaganda movie, it does have the inevitable one-eyed jingoistic scenes, butt these are mostly fairly subtle, unlike many WW2 movies.
This review of In Which We Serve (1942) was written by Grant S on 05 Aug 2012.
In Which We Serve has generally received positive reviews.
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