Convoy (1940 film)

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Convoy (1940 film) is a British World War II naval drama centered on Royal Navy escort ships protecting merchant convoys from German U-boat attacks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II film
film
naval drama film
basedOn an original screenplay
cinematographyBy Erwin Hillier
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
depicts German U-boats
North Atlantic naval warfare
Royal Navy
merchant convoys
director Pen Tennyson
distributor Ealing Studios
editedBy Ray Pitt
filmFormat 35 mm
filmingLocation United Kingdom
genre drama
naval film
war
hasColor black-and-white
hasTitle Convoy
linked to: Convoy (1940 film)
mainSubject Battle of the Atlantic
Royal Navy convoy escort duty
musicBy Ernest Irving
narrativeLocation North Atlantic Ocean
linked to: North Atlantic

at sea
originalLanguage English
partOf British wartime cinema
portrays escort ships protecting merchant shipping
threat of submarine attack
producer Michael Balcon
linked to: Sir Michael Balcon
productionCompany Ealing Studios
productionStatus completed feature film
releaseDate 1940-07-29
releaseYear 1940
runtimeMinutes 90
screenwriter Frank Harvey
Patrick Kirwan
Pen Tennyson
setDuring World War II
soundFilm yes
stars Clive Brook
Edward Chapman
John Clements
Judy Campbell
Penelope Dudley-Ward
timePeriodOfSetting early years of World War II

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Michael Balcon notableWork Convoy (1940 film)
subject linked to: Sir Michael Balcon
Edward Black notableWork Convoy (1940 film)
Convoy (1940 film) hasTitle Convoy
linked to: Convoy (1940 film)
Guy Gilpatric workInspired film "Action in the North Atlantic"
linked to: Convoy (1940 film)
Pen Tennyson notableWork Convoy
linked to: Convoy (1940 film)
Pen Tennyson directedFilm Convoy
linked to: Convoy (1940 film)