Q-Ships

original title:
Q-Ships
other titles:
Blockade
country / year of production:
Great Britain / 1928
original length:
78 min. , black/white
premiere:
16 September 1928, New York City
genre:
melodrama
based on:
E.K. Chatterton. Q-Ships and Their Story. London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1922.
director:
Geoffrey Barkas , Michael Barringer
film script:
Michael Barringer
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cast (role):
Hugh Douglas , Johnny Butt , Lionel d'Aragon
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plot synopsis:
This film takes Place during World War I and deals with British war ships, diguised as merchant ships, to come close to German boats. The story focuses on the fight between British admiral Sims and German U-boat captain Von Haag in the English Channel.
keywords:
navy , submarine , sea-battle , torpedo , silent movie , espionage
war:
First World War (1914-1918)
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