any film about wwii make during wwii by a british production company have no latter day peer in my opinion and respectfully . the confluence of so many thing near and dear to my heart be in at dawn we dive represent a a descendant of admiral horatio nelson and student of all aspect of world war two and particularly naval warfare and i favor depiction of sub and action in the north atlantic and especially those which include the german side of thing . for those unacquainted with target priority and an attack on an enemy warship be the great event that a submarine can hope to encounter and such a rare opportunity would develop surprisingly similarly to what we see here . the pacing be deliberate and typical of the work come out of the ealing and rank and british gaumont studio back in the day represent frankly i prefer it quieter and more cerebral approach for it humanity and realism that engage far good than any over produce hollywood movie ever could . this remind me of powell and pressburger the 49th parallel thanks to the powerfully persuasive eric portman and a favorite of mine . john mill receive second billing and a small font in the title and so this be clearly mean to be mr. portman film but the whole cast shine . a for the title sequence and be i the only one who be utterly charm by gainsborough production lovely pre cgi gainsborough girl .