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The Deep Six

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5.4/10 • 11

1958-01-151h 45m

WarDrama

We'll get there and we'll get 'em out!

The conflict between duty and conscience is explored in the WWII drama The Deep Six. Alan Ladd stars as Naval gunnery officer Alec Austin, a Quaker whose sincere pacifist sentiments do not sit well with his crew members. When he refuses to fire upon an unidentified plane, the word spreads that Austin cannot be relied upon in battle (never mind that the plane turns out to be one of ours). To prove that he's worthy of command, Austin volunteers for a dangerous mission: the rescue of a group of US pilots on a Japanese-held island. The ubiquitous William Bendix costars as Frenchy Shapiro (!), Austin's Jewish petty officer and severest critic. If the film has a villain, it is Keenan Wynn as ambitious Lt. Commander Edge, who seems to despise anyone who isn't a mainline WASP.

Directors
Rudolph Maté

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  1. Alan Ladd

    Alan Ladd

    Alexander 'Alec' Austen

  2. Dianne Foster

    Dianne Foster

    Susan Cahill

  3. William Bendix

    William Bendix

    'Frenchy' Shapiro

  4. Keenan Wynn

    Keenan Wynn

    Lt. Cmdr. Mike Edge

  5. James Whitmore

    James Whitmore

    Cmdr. Warren Meredith

  6. Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

    Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

    Lt. Blanchard

  7. Joey Bishop

    Joey Bishop

    Ski Krokowski

  8. Barbara Eiler

    Barbara Eiler

    Claire Innes

  9. Ross Bagdasarian

    Ross Bagdasarian

    Pvt. Aaron Slobodjian

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Keywords
u.s. navygunnery sergeant