HMS Compass Rose

clive bradbury · 08-08-06, 12:22 PM

'The Cruel Sea', IMHO, is a much better movie than 'not bad'. It does have similarities to Das Boot in the atmosphere it creates, with the crew having to deal with foul weather and a dangerous enemy they can never see. Hawkins (based loosely on Walker) is superb. He demonstrates the determination to pursue to a kill, and the psychological personal cost that involved, especially when depth charging with sailors in the water.

If you have never seen it, take a look. Provides a good view of the other side of the U-Boat war.

08-08-06, 12:22 PM	#6
clive bradbury Captain Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: stoke-on-trent, UK Posts: 492 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	'The Cruel Sea', IMHO, is a much better movie than 'not bad'. It does have similarities to Das Boot in the atmosphere it creates, with the crew having to deal with foul weather and a dangerous enemy they can never see. Hawkins (based loosely on Walker) is superb. He demonstrates the determination to pursue to a kill, and the psychological personal cost that involved, especially when depth charging with sailors in the water. If you have never seen it, take a look. Provides a good view of the other side of the U-Boat war. Last edited by clive bradbury; 08-09-06 at 09:58 AM.

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