Summaries

A German submarine is sent to the Orkney Isles in 1917 to sink the British fleet.

When a German U-Boat captain is sent on a spying mission to the North of Scotland during World War One, he finds more than he bargained for in his contact, the local schoolmistress.—Ian Harries <[email protected]>

In 1917, during the World War I, Captain Ernst Hardt is assigned to travel to the Orkney Island to meet his contact, Fraulein Thiel, to receive orders. Meanwhile, the new schoolteacher Anne Burnett is intercepted by German spies and thrown off cliffs to look like an accident. Thiel poses of Anne Burnett and tells Capt. Hardt that the German submarine fleet should attack and destroy the British Fleet with the support of the rogue British Officer Ashington, who lost his position of Commander due to drink problem and is attracted by Thiel, who is his lover. Out of the blue, Burnett's fiancé Rev. John Harris arrives at her home to visit her but is subdued by the spies and made prisoner. Thiel keeps Capt. Hardt locked in his room during the night for her protection, and he tells his fellow officers in the submarine the plan to destroy the British Fleet. During the night, the lures Burnett and escapes from his room. He sees Burnett meeting Ashington and overhears their conversation, learning that the plan is indeed to destroy the German U-Boat fleet. Now he needs to contact his submarine to disclose the real plan, but the British soldiers are hunting him down.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Details

Keywords
  • u boat
  • world war one
  • year 1917
  • butter
  • quoting heinrich heine
Genres
  • Thriller
  • War
Release date Oct 29, 1939
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United Kingdom
Language English German
Filming locations Orkney, Scotland, UK
Production companies Irving Asher Productions

Box office

Budget $47300

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 22m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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