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6.9/10 • 165

1958-03-271h 33m

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Gable and Lancaster make the seas boil in the battle adventure that hits like a torpedo!

The captain of a submarine sunk by the Japanese during WWII is finally given a chance to skipper another sub after a year of working a desk job. His singleminded determination for revenge against the destroyer that sunk his previous vessel puts his new crew in unneccessary danger.

Directors
Robert Wise
Editors
George Boemler

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  1. Clark Gable

    Clark Gable

    Cmdr, Richardson

  2. Burt Lancaster

    Burt Lancaster

    Lt. Jim Bledsoe

  3. Jack Warden

    Jack Warden

    Yeoman 1st Class Mueller

  4. Brad Dexter

    Brad Dexter

    Cartwright

  5. Don Rickles

    Don Rickles

    Quartermaster 1st Class Ruby

  6. Nick Cravat

    Nick Cravat

    Russo

  7. Joe Maross

    Joe Maross

    Kohler

  8. Mary LaRoche

    Mary LaRoche

    Laura Richardson

  9. Eddie Foy III

    Eddie Foy III

    Larto

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CinemaSerf

Feb 24, 2023

7/10

This superior wartime submarine story is about an American captain (Gable) who seeks to avenge the loss of an earlier ship to a Japanese destroyer by perfecting a very difficult "bow shot" technique that would enable him to torpedo this fast moving enemy head on. Burt Lancaster portrays his popular XO who ought, originally, to have had that command but has been passed over; and the film depicts the evolution of their taut and mistrusting relationship. Gable is on good form as his character treads a very thin line between reason and obsession and Lancaster works hard to keep himself and the crew under control. The direction is tense and the chemistry between these two men works really well. This is more than a post-war grandstanding picture; it does touch on the psychology of command and of grief, and is well worth an hour and a half of your time.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
captainsubmarineworld war iipacific warpacific theaternaval warfare