Depth Charge (film)

1960 British film by Jeremy Summers

Depth Charge

Directed by| Jeremy Summers
Written by| Jeremy Summers
Kenneth Talbott
Produced by| James Mellor
Kenneth Talbot
Starring|

* Alex McCrindle
* David Orr
* Elliot Playfair

Cinematography| Alan McCabe
Kenneth Talbot
Music by| Stephen Dodgson

Production
company

President Pictures

Distributed by| British Lion

Release date

* 1960 (1960)

Running time

| 55 minutes
Country| United Kingdom
Language| English

Depth Charge is a 1960 British drama film directed by Jeremy Summers and starring Alex McCrindle, David Orr and Elliot Playfair.[1][2] It was written by Summers and Kenneth Talbott, and was B Film shot partly on location in Berwickshire, and released by British Lion Films.

## Plot

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A Scottish trawler lands an unexploded depth charge. The local lifeboat brings Bomb Squad officer Lieutenant Forrester on board. The crew is taken onto the lifeboat while deckhand Jamie stays to assist Forrester defuse the bomb. The sea is rough, and after Forrester successfully makes the bomb safe, Jamie is swept overboard.

## Cast

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* Alex McCrindle as Skipper
* David Orr as Lt. Forrester
* Elliot Playfair as Jamie
* J. Mark Roberts as Bob
* Alex Allen as secretary

## Reception

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The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: This unpretentious but effective semi-documentary is based on fact, with natural and quite persuasive acting in keeping with the film's style. Some of the detail lacks the ring of conviction which is otherwise generally in evidence: the vessel's pitching is sometimes and conveniently forgotten during the dismantling scenes, which are overstrung here and there in an attempt to heighten suspense; also, and not for the first time, railway scenes result in faulty observation, But in the main Depth Charge is an agreeable pocket feature of an invigorating and much-needed kind. The photography, particularly in the introductory sequences, is notable."[3]

## References

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1. ^ "Depth Charge". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
2. ^ Murphy, Robert (2006). Directors in British and Irish Cinema: A Reference Companion. British Film Institute. p. 575\. ISBN 978-1844571260.
3. ^ "Depth Charge". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 27 (312): 142. 1 January 1960. ProQuest 1305821179.

## External links

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* Depth Charge at IMDb

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Films directed by Jeremy Summers

* Depth Charge (1960)
* The Punch and Judy Man (1963)
* Crooks in Cloisters (1964)
* Ferry Cross the Mersey (1965)
* San Ferry Ann (1965)
* Dateline Diamonds (1965)
* The Vengeance of Fu Manchu (1967)
* Five Golden Dragons (1967)
* The House of 1,000 Dolls (1967)
* Eve (1968)
* One Hour to Zero (1976)
* Sammy's Super T-Shirt (1978)

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