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Western Approaches
The Surprise Film of the Year!
1944 | 83m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Pat Jackson |
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| Writer: | Pat Jackson |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 02, 1944 |
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| Director: | Pat Jackson |
| Writer: | Pat Jackson |
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| Production Companies | Crown Film Unit |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
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| Name | Job |
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| Pat Jackson | Writer, Director |
| Jack Cardiff | Director of Photography |
| Clifton Parker | Music |
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
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