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The Shipbuilders

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The Shipbuilders
Directed byJohn Baxter
Written by
Produced byJohn Baxter
Starring
CinematographyJames Wilson
Edited byVi Burdon
Music byKennedy Russell
Production
company
Distributed byAnglo-American Film Corporation (UK)
Release dates
  • 14 December 1943 (1943-12-14) (London, England)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Shipbuilders is a 1943 British drama film directed by John Baxter and starring Clive Brook, Morland Graham and Nell Ballantyne.[1] The film is set in a Clyde shipyard in the build-up to the Second World War.[2] It was made by British National Films and shot at Elstree Studios. It was based on the 1935 novel of the same name by George Blake.[3]

Cast

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Critical reception

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TV Guide gave the film two out of four stars, calling it a "Well-made story."[4] while Allmovie noted "a rare film of true merit from prolific British "quota quickie" director John Baxter," concluding that "Actual footage shipbuilders at work give this hastily assembled patriotic exercise a veneer of reality."[5]

References

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  1. ^ "The Shipbuilders (1944)". Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
  2. ^ "The Shipbuilders – review - cast and crew, movie star rating and where to watch film on TV and online". Radio Times.
  3. ^ Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "The Shipbuilders - TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
  5. ^ "The Shipbuilders (1943) - John Baxter - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
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