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Release Year1939
Runtime1h 22m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, War
Votes5
DirectorMaurice Elvey
WritersGerald Elliott, Maurice Elvey
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsSons of the Sea
About Sons of the Sea
The head of Dartmouth Training College has been murdered, and his successor, Captain Hyde, suspects that he himself may have been the intended target. He enlists the help of his own son Philip, a reluctant cadet at the college, to help him confirm his suspicions about planned enemy action... but meanwhile, there is a Secret Service agent staying at the college observatory, the foreign-born professor of astronomy is behaving strangely, and Naval Intelligence disclaim any knowledge of what is going on...
Directed by Maurice Elvey, Sons of the Sea leans on a strong ensemble — Leslie Banks, Kay Walsh, Mackenzie Ward — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1939.
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