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starring: Humphrey Bogart, Raymond Massey, Alan Hale, Julie Bishop, Ruth Gordondirected by: Lloyd Bacon, Raoul Walsh, Byron Haskin
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302120455
Format: Black & White, NTSC
ISBN: 6302120454
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Release Date: September 01, 1998
Running Time: 129 minutes
Sales Rank: 9618
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: June 12, 1943
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Humphrey Bogart and Raymond Massey star in a unique film that shows what convoy duty was like for the Merchant Marine in World War II. When their tanker is torpedoed by a German U-boat, Bogart and Massey take command of a Liberty Ship, and their convoy must play cat and mouse with a German wolf pack. While clearly shown in a bad light, the Germans are not heavily demonized, which was unusual for a patriotic war film of the time (1943). Another unusual choice was having the Germans speaking only in their native language, with no subtitles. This realism helps carry any dated elements, especially when combined with the accurate depiction of convoy techniques and battle tactics (the footage was later used for actual training purposes). Even jaded viewers will be on pins and needles when the convoy is attacked, and they hear the repeated German command of 'Torpedo... LOS!' --Mark Savary
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Absorbing WWII story of the Merchant Marines in action...
Despite plenty of wartime propaganda and the usual amount of clichés and other staples of WWII action melodramas, ACTION IN THE NORTH Atlantic is given a boost by some of the best staged action scenes ever featured in a Warner Bros. movie of that era.
The realism is startling considering that special effects then included no computer engineering. The script is basically the story of U.S. Merchant Marine survivors of a battle determined to sink the ship that ruthlessly cut into their ... Read More
Rating:  - A Classic WW2 movie
This movie should be ranked up there with some of the better WW2 films. It doesn't have the cast of thousands, but it has a quality cast which brings you "there". Viewers are drawn into a war drama tale worth telling. This is real classic movie entertainment.
Rating: - Far beyond a simbolic flag's salute!
Under the perspective of more than sixty elapsed years, you mistakenly should be able to consider this film was simply a morale-booster picture and a well deserved tribute in honor to the merchant Marine.
But if you or me try to make a journey through the time and intend to comprehend, the special significance of this determinant year (1943), maybe you should to reconsider your initial premise. On the other hand, What else could it be done at that decisive year?
A ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent Sea Action
Fans of Bogart or war movies will definitely want to see this one. IMHO one of the best WWII movies made. Along with "Casablanca", "African Queen", "Caine Mutiny", and "Sahara", this was one of the all time great war movies that Bogart created a believeable character you enjoyed watching. The support cast round out the movie and add the the subplots that are needed to give an in depth look at the Merchant Marine. To few movies show groups of people, like the Merchant Marine, that were a large part of ... Read More
Rating: - Appropriate Tribute to a Deserving Group
There weren't a great deal of movies about the auxillary outfits that aided the war effort abroad in WWII. John Wayne's "The Fighting Seabees" comes to mind as well as a Martha Raye USO picture or two. However, "Action in the North Atlantic" qualifies as sort of the epic picture of the limited genre. It's about the Merchant Marines and it stars Humphrey Bogart in a somewhat subdued yet very effective role. There's a fair amount of naval action as well as a lot of shipmate camaradarie, and even a romantic ... Read More
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