“In Which We Serve” is a World War II drama, written by Noël Coward and Directed by Noël Coward and David Lean.
It tells the story of a British Naval Destroyer, H.M.S. Torrin, from its
construction on the Clyde to its sinking during action in the Mediterranean Sea
in World War II, and is told in flashbacks by the survivors as they cling to a
life raft.
Among them are the ship's commanding officer Captain E.V. Kinross (Noël
Coward), Ordinary Seaman Shorty Blake (John Mills), Chief Petty Officer Walter
Hardy (Bernard Miles), Stoker (Richard Attenborough) and Flags (Michael Wilding).
But although the men have served valiantly and heroically in their time
aboard the Torrin we also get to see the stoic and determined women behind them,
Alix Kinross (Celia Johnson), Freda Lewis (Kay Walsh), Kath Hardy (Joyce Carey)
and Maureen (Penelope Dudley Ward).
“In Which We Serve” is a shameless story about naval heroism and was
based on Lord Mountbatten's wartime experiences and is a compelling and highly
rated piece of British cinema history.
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