War-time documentaries about the dangers faced in the Atlantic by merchant seamen on convoys and the contribution made to the war effort by all civilian seamen. Programme comprises: Sailors Without Uniform (1940) - The lives of British fishermen in war-time. Partly filmed in St Ives Cornwall and Grimsby. Fishermen in Exile (1944) - The story of Dutch fishermen escaped from Holland carrying on their trade in Britain. Atlantic Trawler (1944) - Fishermen are constantly under threat in the Atlantic from U-boats and mines. Music score is by William Alwyn. Merchant Seamen... (1941) - A merchant ship is sunk by a U-boat and a young seaman trains as a gunner to seek revenge. [show more]
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