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Crash Dive

1943 · 106 min

A sturdy wartime adventure that mixes submarine tension with a gentle love triangle, earnest and old-fashioned but easy to settle into.

Tagline
Tyrone Power -- Leading a reckless crew on the war's most daring mission!
Overview
A US Navy submarine, the USS Corsair, is operating in the North Atlantic, hunting German merchant raiders that are preying on Allied shipping. Its new executive officer, Lt. Ward Stewart, has been transferred back into submarines after commanding his own PT boat. At the submarine base in New London, Connecticut, he asks his new captain, Lt. Cmdr. Dewey Connors, for a weekend leave to settle his affairs before taking up his new assignment. On a train bound for Washington D.C., Stewart accidentally encounters New London school teacher Jean Hewlett and her students. Despite her initial resistance to his efforts, he charms her and they fall in love.

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  • Channel 4
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • love
  • loyalty
  • betrayal
  • survival
Places
  • sea
  • small town
  • military
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour3
Realism6
Romance6
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Where to watch in the UK

Free
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Details

Genres
war, romance, drama, action, adventure, thriller
Directed by
Archie Mayo
Written by
Jo Swerling
Starring
Tyrone Power, Anne Baxter, Dana Andrews, James Gleason, May Whitty, Harry Morgan, Ben Carter, Stanley Andrews
Cinematography
Leon Shamroy
Runtime
106 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
German, English

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