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The Big Blockade

  • 5.4 /10

  • 5

Plot

Wartime propaganda piece reporting on the success of the economic blockade of Germany in the early years of the war.

Cast

Leslie Banks as Taylor
Leslie Banks

as Taylor

Michael Redgrave as Russian
Michael Redgrave

as Russian

Will Hay as Skipper
Will Hay

as Skipper

John Mills as Tom
John Mills

as Tom

Bernard Miles as Royal Navy Mate
Bernard Miles

as Royal Navy Mate

Michael Rennie as George
Michael Rennie

as George

Frank Cellier as Schneider
Frank Cellier

as Schneider

Robert Morley as Von Geiselbrecht
Robert Morley

as Von Geiselbrecht

Alfred Drayton as Direktor
Alfred Drayton

as Direktor

Marius Goring as German Propaganda Officer
Marius Goring

as German Propaganda Officer

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Approved

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • January 19, 1942

Production Companies

  • Ealing Studios

Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 1.22 hrs

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Reviews

When watching this film, I think it imperative that you cast your mind (or imagination) back to just how precarious things were in Britain in 1942. The pack-hunting U-boat tactics operational in the Atlantic were proving effective for the Nazis, and causing significant shortages. It is against that backdrop that the usually jocular Will Hay takes on the more serious role of a Royal Navy Captain w…