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Convoy

Year:

1941

Duration:

90 min | USA:78 min

Genres:

Drama | War

IMDB rate:

6.6

Director:

Pen Tennyson

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 1941-01-03

Filming Locations: Ealing Studios, Ealing, London, England, UK

Cast

Actor

Character

Anton Diffring

Clive Brook

Captain Tom Armitage

John Clements

Lieutenant Cranford

Edward Chapman

Captain Eckersley

Judy Campbell

Lucy Armitage

Penelope Dudley-Ward

Mabel

Edward Rigby

Mr. Matthews

Charles Williams

Shorty Howard

Allan Jeayes

Commander Blount

Michael Wilding

Dot

Harold Warrender

Lt. Commander Martin

David Hutcheson

Captain Sandeman

George Carney

Bates

Al Millen

Knowles

Charles Farrell

Walker

John Laurie

Gates

George Benson

Parker

Hay Petrie

Minesweeper Skipper

Mervyn Johns

His Mate

Albert Lieven

Commander U.37

John Wengraf

Commander Deutschland (as Hans Wengraf)

Edward Lexy

Merchantman Skipper

John Glyn-Jones

Mate (as John Glyn Johns)

John Boxer

German Captain (uncredited)

John Carol

Edmonds (uncredited)

Alec Clunes

Bit Part (uncredited)

Derek Elphinstone

Hawkins (uncredited)

Alf Goddard

Bosun's Mate (uncredited)

Stewart Granger

Sutton (uncredited)

Bryan Herbert

Signals Yeoman (uncredited)

Patrick Holt

Holt (uncredited)

James Knight

Admiral (uncredited)

Maire O'Neill

Mary Hogan (uncredited)

Charles Rolfe

Peacock - Wardroom Steward (uncredited)

Harry Terry

Sailor (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Two of the U-boats named, U40 and U42, had been sunk in 1939 by mines and the Royal Navy (HMS Imogen and HMS Ilex) respectively. U37 (the one sunk in the film) fought through the war until 1945, sinking 55 ships and damaging 1.

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Writer/Director Pen Tennyson was in the RNVR (Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve) and was granted an exemption to service while he made this film. To gain some experience of convoy life he served on HMS Valourous on convoy duty.

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The first film of Anton Diffring.

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Goofs

The U37 Commander says to take the submarine down to 50 feet. Being German, he should have said 15 meters, as Germany used the metric system. The Officers on the Deutschland, later in the movie, use metric measurements.

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When the order is given to 'Cease Fire', an officer speaks into the speaking tubes. However, these were put out of action earlier with orders being passed along a chain of men.

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When the aircraft approaches the Deutschland, a magazine can be seen on the observer's machine gun. When they decide to attack, the observer is seen to attach a magazine to the gun that now does not have one.

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