I love the old classic movies. This one is a great movie.

There are so few depictions of the Merchant Marine, the branch my dad served in during WW2 at Normandy and the Arctic. Just by existing, if you have any connection to the Merchant Marine, you will want this flick.

This movie was made at a time when America did not let other countries push her around.

An excellent depiction of the challenges faced by merchant Marines. In fact, it could be argued that the merchant Marines had a tougher job than the Navy. The merchant Marine ships were either unarmed, or poorly armed, and had little ability to defend themselves. Their ships were more fragile and had thinner hulls.

I'm not a big stickler for historical accuracy in these dramas. In the beginning of World War II, the German U-boats refer to this as the "happy time". As the war progressed the United States and Great Britain became much better at defending their convoys. Sinking convoy ships in the second half of World War II was much more risky for the Germans thanks to naval escorts and aircraft escorts that both spotted and attacked German submarines.

There's a scene in the movie where a German submarine is chasing and catching up to a cargo ship. The German submarines were quite slow, and it's unlikely one could catch up to a merchant ship running at flank speed. Unless the merchant ship was somehow damaged and prevented from traveling at its maximum design speed. Typically, the Germans had to try to get in front of the convoys and do minimal maneuvering to set up their shots.

I have some experience traveling on the Atlantic Ocean. The most important piece of advice I can give you is only sale on a vessel flagged by the United States or Great Britain, (as opposed to some small third world country). These two countries have the world's best seamanship.

The acting is excellent. When not in action, the men spent most of their time talking about, and thinking about women. The special effects are very well done. This was accomplished mostly through the use of miniatures and models. Yes, if you look carefully you can see a wire pulling a submarine or a torpedo. I have no problem with these issues as the wonderful story portrayed in this movie does not require excellent special-effects. Although, the effects are well done.

I've never been completely comfortable with the word "propaganda". To me, propaganda involves lying. However, strictly speaking, propaganda can be telling the truth from a certain point of view. American filmmakers voluntarily made these types of movies to educate Americans about the enemy being faced. A controversial part in this movie is when the German submarine rams a lifeboat of survivors. I suspect this was not a typical activity, as once the Germans made a kill they would move on quickly. However, I have little doubt that it did happen on some occasions.

One of the best WWII action movies from that era. It highlights the heroism, terror, and sacrifices made by the US Merchant Marine and the Naval gun crews sailing through Nazi sun-infested waters on the Halifax to Murmansk Run. There are excellent performances by Bogey, Massey, and the main stock Warner Bros. supporting actors. Their dialog is not that preachy (except for Massey’s at times; but you have to excuse him. He just had his ship blown up under him at the beginning of the movie). Because it is a Warner Bros. war movie, there are many comedic moments and dialog throughout. But, because it is a Warner Bros. war movie, the action scenes are harrowing and exciting, like the Nazi submarine wolf pack attack against the convoy, the bombing and subsequent starting run by the Luftwaffe seaplanes off Norway, and the one-on-one fight for survival between Bogey’s Liberty ship and a Nazi sub.

Excellent screenplay gives the viewer an insight into the character of each crew member so that you care about all of them, not just the leads. Outstanding sets & good special effects are also a highlight of this film - dig those funky attacking German seaplanes!

The movie was okay, remember it is from back in the day . Some exciting parts but not well done like today’s movies . BUT at least they tried and Bogart was good in it . Harrowing and dangerous like a Merchant Mariners job really was ! My father was a WW2 Merchant Marine veteran and I am very proud of him and ALL our Merchant Mariners! They deserve so much credit that they didn’t get and I was happy to see them represented . I’d love to see a real modern day movie of what our American Merchant Mariners went through always doing their best to get the needed supplies AND our troops through against treacherous German Wolfpack’s and Stukkas , Jap airplanes that would dive bomb these mostly young guys some of who were 4F and wanted to serve in some capacity. See this to learn about our brave Merchant Marines who without them , as President Roosevelt said we may not have won WW2 !

I was worried that the second dvd was going to be defective. This dvd was not defective like the first. The movie is about the merchant marines who supplied Europe during World War 2. And the German submarines tasked with sinking shipping in the North Atlantic.

Good value for the money.