Western Approaches

About Western Approaches: A World War II drama-documentary showing the struggles of Merchant Navy seamen following an attack by a U-Boat. Western Approaches is a vast area of ocean control covering thousands of square miles of the Atlantic. In these waters is set this single incident in the fiercest and longest sea battle in history. The players are not professional actors but serving officers and men of Allied Navies and Merchant Fleets. This film is dedicated to them and their comrades who made the Allied victory possible.

The Surprise Film of the Year!

Genres

Documentary • Drama

Release date

December 2, 1944

Runtime

1h 23m

Director

Pat Jackson

Status

Released