In Which We Serve (1942) | |
| Director(s) | No?l Coward, David Lean |
| Producer(s) | Noël Coward, Anthony Havelock-Allan (associate), Herbert Smith (executive uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Drama, War |
| Top Topics | World War II |
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In Which We Serve (1942) was a Drama - War Film directed by David Lean and No?l Coward and produced by Noël Coward, Herbert Smith and Anthony Havelock-Allan.
Academy Awards 1943 --- Ceremony Number 16 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Special Award | To Noel Coward for his outstanding production achievement in In Which We Serve. | Won |
| Best Picture | Two Cities | Nominated |
| Best Writing | Noel Coward | Nominated |
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In Which We Serve (1942)
By Beatrice on Aug 29, 2014 From Flickers in TimeIn Which We Serve Directed by Noel Coward and David Lean Written by Noel Coward 1942/UK Two Cities Films First viewing/Netflix rental This has been the best yet in my mini-festival of 1942 British films made to prepare the populace for hard times to come. In Which We Serve?is a tribute to a ship, ... Read full article
In Which We Serve
By Alyson on Apr 12, 2010 From The Best Picture Project?This is the story of a ship.?? It?s also about the men who served her and their wives who know they come second to her.? Real life survivor of the H.M.S Torrin, Noel Coward directs with David Lean in Lean?s first and Coward?s only film. After the H.M.S Torrin, a British destroyer, is sunk her survi... Read full article
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Quotes from
Voice: [voiceover] This is the story of a ship...
[long sequence of ship-building and launch]
[last lines]
Voice: [voiceover] Here ends the story of a ship, but there will always be other ships; we are an island race, through all our centuries the sea has ruled our destiny. There will always be other ships and men to sail in them. It is these men, in peace or war, to whom we owe so much. Above all victories, beyond all loss, in spite of changing values and a changing world they give to us, their countrymen, eternal and indominitable pride.
[sequence of ships launching and at sea]
Capt. Edward V. Kinross: Open fire!
Voice: God bless our ships... and all who sail in them.
[close-up of the Royal Navy ensign]
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Facts about
Noel Coward was a friend of Lord Louis Mountbatten, who was Captain of the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Kelly from the outbreak of the Second World War until Kelly was sunk by enemy action in May, 1941. Coward wrote the screenplay for this movie based on Mountbatten's experiences on HMS Kelly. Coward's character in the film, Captain E. V. Kinross R.N. / Captain 'D', was also based on Mountbatten's experiences.
The film was shown to all new Royal Navy recruits after it was released to give them an idea and an impression of what life in the Navy was like.
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