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San Demetrio London

Well, there's half a wheel. More than you can say for this. It doesn't matter much.This is...

Well, there's half a wheel. More than you can say for this. It doesn't matter much.
This is jammed anyway. I should say
the bulkhead below is buckled. - Think you can free it?
- I can have a try. In any case,
we can always steer by the winch. Chief, if we can steer her,
we might get the old girl home. No charts, no compass? You get the engines going,
I'll fetch you up somewhere if it's only the North Pole

Full Transcript

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Well, there's half a wheel.
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More than you can say for this.
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It doesn't matter much. This is jammed anyway.
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I should say the bulkhead below is buckled.
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- Think you can free it? - I can have a try.
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In any case, we can always steer by the winch.
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Chief, if we can steer her, we might get the old girl home.
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No charts, no compass?
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You get the engines going, I'll fetch you up somewhere
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if it's only the North Pole.
Duration
29 seconds
Views
71
Timestamp in Movie
00:54:48
Uploaded
Feb 03, 2025
Genres
adventure, drama, war
Production
Ealing Studios

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Movie Summary

The San Demetrio of the title is a British merchant ship in an Atlantic convoy in 1940. Disabled and left to the mercy of patrolling U-boats the crew must keep her afloat and out of harms way.
That's the idea. Don't want anyone breaking his neck. - San Demetrio London 00:12
That's the idea. Don't want anyone breaking his ne...
Slow ahead. - San Demetrio London 00:07
Slow ahead.
As you were. - San Demetrio London 00:10
As you were.
Blimey, Chief! Are we going home stern first? - San Demetrio London 00:18
Blimey, Chief! Are we going home stern first?
Phew! Just as well. I'd never have heard the last of it. - San Demetrio London 00:16
Phew! Just as well. I'd never have heard the last of it...
I look at it this way we set out to take her home - San Demetrio London 00:10
I look at it this way we set out to take her home
Righto. You turn in and rest your feet. - San Demetrio London 00:09
Righto. You turn in and rest your feet.
Will I give him a drop of this, sir? - San Demetrio London 00:05
Will I give him a drop of this, sir?
First stop England First stop Wales First stop Scotland - San Demetrio London 00:19
First stop England First stop Wales First stop Scotland
- Where am I? - Where I should've sent you two days ago. - San Demetrio London 00:17
- Where am I? - Where I should've sent you two days ago...
[wind howling] - San Demetrio London 00:05
[wind howling]
Well, how's the patient this morning? - San Demetrio London 00:31
Well, how's the patient this morning?
If you watch your wake it'll help your steering OK - San Demetrio London 00:06
If you watch your wake it'll help your steering OK
This is like trying to steer an old cow by the tail. - San Demetrio London 00:11
This is like trying to steer an old cow by the tail.
Nip below. Tell him to ease the engines down. - San Demetrio London 00:11
Nip below. Tell him to ease the engines down.
Hello. Where have you sprung from? - San Demetrio London 00:21
Hello. Where have you sprung from?
It's not going to be a very elegant piece of surgery. - San Demetrio London 00:15
It's not going to be a very elegant piece of surgery.
- Feels better already. - That's what the horse said! - San Demetrio London 00:09
- Feels better already. - That's what the horse said!
She's riding as easy as I can make her, Chief. - San Demetrio London 00:20
She's riding as easy as I can make her, Chief.
One, two... - San Demetrio London 00:06
One, two...