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Action in the North Atlantic

An American tanker is sunk by a German U-boat, and the survivors spend 11 days at sea on a raft. Their next assignment - bound for Murmansk through the sub-stalked N. Atlantic.

Director

Lloyd Bacon, Byron Haskin, Raoul Walsh

Year

Genre

Box Office

$2,600,000

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total

Lt. Joe Rossi

Humphrey Bogart

Capt. Steve Jarvis

Boats O'Hara

Pearl O'Neill

Mrs. Sarah Jarvis

Abel 'Chips' Abrams

Johnnie Pulaski

Whitey Lara

Cadet Ezra Parker

Pebbles

Virginia Christine

Aherne

German Ensign

Jenny O'Hara

German

Brazilian Gun Captain

Bearded Lieutenant Commander

Ahearn

Submarine Commander

U.S. Sailor

Lieutenant-Commander

Bartender

Mother

Ed

Joseph E. Bernard

Seaman

U.S. Commander

Stanley Blystone

Norwegian Seaman

Goldberg

Seaman

Lieutenant-Commander at Meeting

Signal Man

McGonigle

Ship Officer

German Sailor

German Sailor

Capt. La Pricor

Murmansk Welcomer

Lieutenant-Commander at Meeting

Lieutenant-Commander

Navy Pilot

French Seaman

Sailor

Quartermaster

Dutch Seaman

German Lieutenant-Commander

Merchant Marine School Lieutenant-Commander

German

Ensign Speaker

Lieutenant-Commander

William Forrest

Pete Larson

American Seaman

German Pilot

German Officer

German Submarine Captain

Frederick Giermann

President Franklin D. Roosevelt

Murmansk Welcomer

Christine Gordon

Unemployed Seaman

Nazi Submarine Officer

Loudmouth Saloon Patron

Sparks

Casino Club Patron at Loudmouth's Table

German

Ernst Hauessermann

Lieutenant-Commander at Meeting

Lieutenant-Commander at Meeting

Canadian Soldier

Ship Officer

Tony Gonzales

Joe

Caviar Jinks

U.S. Navy Petty Officer

Victor Kilian Jr.

Pilot Johnson

German U-Boat Sailor on Microphone

Gun Crewman

Submarine Radio Operator

Mexican Seaman

English Gun Captain

Major

Lieutenant-Commander at Meeting

Lieutenant-Commander at Meeting

Charles McMurphy

Naval Radio Operator

Seaman

Undetermined Secondary Role

Howard M. Mitchell

Signalman

Dispatcher

Russian Seaman

German Lieutenant

George N. Neise

German

Lieutenant-Commander at Meeting

William H. O'Brien

Lieutenant-Commander at Meeting

Lieutenant-Commander

Navy Pilot

George O'Hanlon

Cecil

George Offerman Jr.

Seaman

Lieutenant-Commander

German Sailor

Slops Denton

Lieutenant Commander

Capt. Carpolis

Greek Seaman

German Petty Officer

Lieutenant Commander

Murmansk Welcomer

Ensign Wright

Russian Air Force Captain

Seaman

Jim

German

Ferdinand Schumann-Heink

Lieutenant Commander

Pianist

German

George Sherwood

Pop

Walter Soderling

German Bombardier

Jake

Capt. Ziemer

Ludwig Stössel

Unemployed Seaman

Seaman

Charles Sullivan

Hennessy

Elliott Sullivan

German

Helmsman

Rear Adm. Hartridge

Charles Trowbridge

German Ensign

Gunnery Captain

German Submarine Captain

Wilhelm von Brincken

German

Hans von Morhart

Rear Adm. Williams

Cherub Joe

U.S. Sailor

Convoy Speaker

Bar Patron

Lieutenant-Commander at Meeting

German Lieutenant

Dispatcher

Squadron Leader

Richard Woodruff

President Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Lt. Joe Rossi Loudmouth Saloon Patron Capt. Steve Jarvis Cadet Robert Parker Bartender Lieutenant-commander Rear Admiral Williams Ens. Wright Boats O'hara Goldberg Gun Crewman President Franklin D. Roosevelt Whitey Lara

My name is Joe Rossi. - Action in the North Atlantic

My name is Joe Rossi.

Oh, brother. If that was a dame,
you couldn't shut her up that easy. - Action in the North Atlantic

Oh, brother. If that was a dame, you couldn't shut her ...

Where are you going, Pop?
My teeth. I gotta get my teeth. - Action in the North Atlantic

Where are you going, Pop? My teeth. I gotta get my teeth.

Stand by that raft.
Can‘t raise the engine room. - Action in the North Atlantic

Stand by that raft. Can‘t raise the engine room.

How is it below? - Action in the North Atlantic

How is it below?

Hit her square
in the engine room, Captain. - Action in the North Atlantic

Hit her square in the engine room, Captain.

Peaches! - Action in the North Atlantic

Hey, Mack. Give me that fall. - Action in the North Atlantic

Hey, Mack. Give me that fall.

Some of the engine room gang
are trapped aft, sir. - Action in the North Atlantic

Some of the engine room gang are trapped aft, sir.

Get in the boat. Get away! - Action in the North Atlantic

Get in the boat. Get away!

Waiting for you, sir.
Yeah, I'm ready. - Action in the North Atlantic

Waiting for you, sir. Yeah, I'm ready.

You all right? - Action in the North Atlantic

Let go the falls!
Let go the falls! - Action in the North Atlantic

Let go the falls! Let go the falls!

Step on that stroke.
Let‘s get out of this oil. - Action in the North Atlantic

Step on that stroke. Let‘s get out of this oil.

There‘s two men. - Action in the North Atlantic

There‘s two men.

They‘re swimming through the fire.
Pull on those oars! - Action in the North Atlantic

They‘re swimming through the fire. Pull on those oars!

There he is! Pick him up. - Action in the North Atlantic

There he is! Pick him up.

There‘s the stinking pigboat! - Action in the North Atlantic

There‘s the stinking pigboat!

Where is your captain? - Action in the North Atlantic

Where is your captain?

Why they're taking pictures to show Hitler - Action in the North Atlantic

Why they're taking pictures to show Hitler

It should have sound I could tell him something - Action in the North Atlantic

It should have sound I could tell him something

Look out for the diving vanes!
Jump clear! - Action in the North Atlantic

Look out for the diving vanes! Jump clear!

Peaches! Peaches! - Action in the North Atlantic

Peaches! Peaches!

Go on Laugh you apes - Action in the North Atlantic

Go on Laugh you apes

Tanker wreckage sighted
at position 2 cast 7. - Action in the North Atlantic

Tanker wreckage sighted at position 2 cast 7.

Look! - Action in the North Atlantic

08U, calling Commander,
Destroyer Division 18. - Action in the North Atlantic

08U, calling Commander, Destroyer Division 18.

Which one of you men is Captain Jarvis?
Me. - Action in the North Atlantic

Which one of you men is Captain Jarvis? Me.

Hi, Cap. Thought you was at sea.
I was. - Action in the North Atlantic

Hi, Cap. Thought you was at sea. I was.

Oh, this is wonderful! - Action in the North Atlantic

Oh, this is wonderful!

This feels so good. - Action in the North Atlantic

This feels so good.

For a sailor's wife - Action in the North Atlantic

For a sailor's wife

You rest well, darling. You rest. - Action in the North Atlantic

You rest well, darling. You rest.

Joe Rossi. When did you get in?
This morning. - Action in the North Atlantic

Joe Rossi. When did you get in? This morning.

Now I'll buy you one.
Oh, don't swallow it, eh? - Action in the North Atlantic

Now I'll buy you one. Oh, don't swallow it, eh?

The front's right off Sandy Hook It ain't more than 10 miles from here - Action in the North Atlantic

The front's right off Sandy Hook It ain't more...

Now, Pete, maybe you won't talk so much. - Action in the North Atlantic

Now, Pete, maybe you won't talk so much.

Did you hurt your hand Never do - Action in the North Atlantic

Did you hurt your hand Never do

More than 100 men must have shipped out today - Action in the North Atlantic

More than 100 men must have shipped out today

A hundred That's only a spit in the ocean It'll take thousands - Action in the North Atlantic

A hundred That's only a spit in the ocean It'll...

I'm thinking plenty - Action in the North Atlantic

I'm thinking plenty

I got a family - Action in the North Atlantic

So you want a safe job huh - Action in the North Atlantic

So you want a safe job huh

Why... - Action in the North Atlantic

Them Liberty boats are sure well named - Action in the North Atlantic

Them Liberty boats are sure well named

You're assigned to the 8.8. Roger Ames,
Captain Gustafson. Good luck. - Action in the North Atlantic

You're assigned to the 8.8. Roger Ames, Captain Gustafs...

Baby there's one thing you gotta understand - Action in the North Atlantic

Baby there's one thing you gotta understand

All ready, Skipper. - Action in the North Atlantic

All ready, Skipper.

All finished loading, Mr. Rossi. - Action in the North Atlantic

All finished loading, Mr. Rossi.

They're taking them kind of young these days ain't they - Action in the North Atlantic

They're taking them kind of young these days ain't...

Right rudder.
Right rudder, sir. - Action in the North Atlantic

Right rudder. Right rudder, sir.

She handles like a sloop.
Yes, sir. She‘s well-mannered. - Action in the North Atlantic

She handles like a sloop. Yes, sir. She‘s well-mannered.

These are our orders. - Action in the North Atlantic

These are our orders.

Thank you, gentlemen.
I will see you at our destination. - Action in the North Atlantic

Thank you, gentlemen. I will see you at our destination.

All the ships are clearing the harbor
very handily, Admiral. - Action in the North Atlantic

All the ships are clearing the harbor very handily, Admiral.

Coastal patrol to convoy commander.
Coastal patrol to convoy commander. - Action in the North Atlantic

Coastal patrol to convoy commander. Coastal patrol to convoy...

Our sealed orders opened yet?
They are. - Action in the North Atlantic

Our sealed orders opened yet? They are.

Number 31. Number 31. - Action in the North Atlantic

Number 31. Number 31.

What a day. What a day. - Action in the North Atlantic

What a day. What a day.

Now these nights are killers aren't they - Action in the North Atlantic

Now these nights are killers aren't they

No matter how many planes and tanks and guns you pile up - Action in the North Atlantic

No matter how many planes and tanks and guns you pile up

Fog bank dead ahead! - Action in the North Atlantic

Fog bank dead ahead!

It's getting thicker every minute. - Action in the North Atlantic

It's getting thicker every minute.

Come on, let‘s get this spar overboard - Action in the North Atlantic

Come on, let‘s get this spar overboard

Spar dead ahead! - Action in the North Atlantic

Spar dead ahead!

Ship close aboard! Port beam!
Hard right! - Action in the North Atlantic

Ship close aboard! Port beam! Hard right!

Wake up, you dumb son of a sail fish.
You dead or gone blind? - Action in the North Atlantic

Wake up, you dumb son of a sail fish. You dead or gone blind...

Well, we‘ve just missed
some nice fireworks. - Action in the North Atlantic

Well, we‘ve just missed some nice fireworks.

Well, Brown, it's a relief to get clear - Action in the North Atlantic

Well, Brown, it's a relief to get clear

There‘s that old Dutch tub
right abeam of us. - Action in the North Atlantic

There‘s that old Dutch tub right abeam of us.

Signal attack formation.
Aye, aye, sir. - Action in the North Atlantic

Signal attack formation. Aye, aye, sir.

Back to your stations. - Action in the North Atlantic

Back to your stations.

This attack may be a decoy. - Action in the North Atlantic

This attack may be a decoy.

On the Searchlight.
Emergency pennant. Dog. King. - Action in the North Atlantic

On the Searchlight. Emergency pennant. Dog. King.

Periscope two points abaft the port beam. - Action in the North Atlantic

Periscope two points abaft the port beam.

Looks like the Nazis are all around us.
We‘ve run into a wolf pack. - Action in the North Atlantic

Looks like the Nazis are all around us. We‘ve run into a wol...

That depth charge brought him up. - Action in the North Atlantic

That depth charge brought him up.

If this keeps up,
somebody‘s gonna get hurt around here. - Action in the North Atlantic

If this keeps up, somebody‘s gonna get hurt around here.

Control. New target on starboard beam.
Concentrate all guns. - Action in the North Atlantic

Control. New target on starboard beam. Concentrate all guns.

Grades 1650. No change.
Ready. - Action in the North Atlantic

Grades 1650. No change. Ready.

Torpedo three points of starboard bow,
1,000 yards. - Action in the North Atlantic

Torpedo three points of starboard bow, 1,000 yards.

So long, baby. - Action in the North Atlantic

Break out one of the cargo booms,
put a sling on this bomber - Action in the North Atlantic

Break out one of the cargo booms, put a sling on this bomber

Hey, take a look at that. - Action in the North Atlantic

Hey, take a look at that.

She seems to be coming up a little.
Yeah. - Action in the North Atlantic

She seems to be coming up a little. Yeah.

Everything's secure, sir.
All we gotta do now is wait. - Action in the North Atlantic

Everything's secure, sir. All we gotta do now is wait.

I wish I was in Times Square Why - Action in the North Atlantic

I wish I was in Times Square Why

There you are, baby. - Action in the North Atlantic

There you are, baby.

I tell you, there‘s no sub around.
My corns don‘t hurt. - Action in the North Atlantic

I tell you, there‘s no sub around. My corns don‘t hurt.

I'm putting into port I'm getting off the ship - Action in the North Atlantic

I'm putting into port I'm getting off the ship

Action in the North Atlantic poster

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An American tanker is sunk by a German U-boat, and the survivors spend 11 days at sea on a raft. Their next assignment - bound for Murmansk through the sub-stalked N. Atlantic.

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Director: Lloyd Bacon, Byron Haskin, Raoul Walsh

Writer: John Howard Lawson, Guy Gilpatric, A.I. Bezzerides

Production: Warner Bros. Pictures

Genre: drama, war

Year: 1943

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.0

BoxOffice: $2,600,000

Released: 12 Jun 1943

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total

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