Fresh
No less than half a dozen credits for this film go to Noel Coward. And they're well earned.
Variety Staff, Variety
In Which We Serve
You'll Never Forget...
1942 · 1h 55m · NOT RATED
Drama, War
Directed by
Noël Coward
,
David Lean
Overview
The story of the HMS Torrin, from its construction to its sinking in the Mediterranean during action in World War II. The ship’s first and only commanding officer is Captain E.V. Kinross, who trains his men not only to be loyal to him and the country, but—most importantly—to themselves.
Director and cast
- Noël Coward Director
- David Lean Director
- Noël Coward as Captain E. V. Kinross R.N. / Captain 'D'
- Derek Elphinstone as No. 1
- Michael Wilding as Flags
- John Mills as Ordinary Seaman Blake / Shorty Blake
- Robert Sansom as Guns
- Philip Friend as Torps
- Chimmo Branson as Midshipman
- Ballard Berkeley as Engineer Commander
- James Donald as Doc
- Caven Watson as Brodie
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
93%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Staged with what passed at the time for honest understatement, it now looks impossibly patronising, the epitome of stiff upper lip.
Tom Milne, Time Out
Fresh
One of the most eloquent motion pictures of these or any other times had its American premiere at the Capitol Theatre last night.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Fresh
Perhaps the most honored propaganda film of World War II, in which the survivors of a torpedoed British battleship recall their reasons for fighting through individual flashbacks.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
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