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Old 12-17-12, 02:16 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by sharkbit View Post
Never seen the movie though.
The movie is a very good and very faithful adaptation of about 2/3 of the book. It has the advantage of being made soon enough after the war that they still had a 'Flower' to film on.

If you like the book I would recommend his big book Monsarrat At Sea.
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