UNDER TEN FLAGS

Good movie, mediocre DVD
I like this movie. It is based on true events and appears to not stray too far from the facts, even though there is some fictionalization and well used war movie themes are evident. Still, the actions of the German surface raiders, especially armed merchantman like the Atlantis, are little known and "Under Ten Flags" does a good job of letting us see how they operated. Some viewers might wonder about the portrayal of the German captain as almost anti-Nazi and his efforts to wage a clean war with as few casualties as possible, but apparently that was indeed what happened. The movie moves at a good pace with sufficient action to keep the tension going. There are some anachronisms, like the too modern reconnaissance airplane, and movie making compromises, like a destroyer portraying a cruiser, but they do not really detract from the enjoyment of the film.

Unfortunately, this DVD does not present the movie particularly well. It is a pan and scan 4:3 version of a wide...

Under Ten Flags, only Spanish spoken
Very good movie, alas the only language spoken is Spanish and there are no subtitles in English.
This product is advertised with English/Spanish languages, therefore one would think if Spanish is spoken there would be
English subtitles, or vise-versa.
Therefore, personally I deem it to be a subpar acquisition.

Great Movie
Great movie telling a very true story about the German Raider Atlantis. I wish someone would put it on DVD or Blue Ray.

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