Summary
Submarine commander Ken White is forced to suddenly submerge, leaving his captain and another crew member to die outside the sub during WW II.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
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At a glance
Running time
1 h 27 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 war movies, −31 min on the typical 118
typical 11887Half of all war movies run 103–135 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 2 countries
Released
1951
November 1, 1951
75 years ago
Genres
WarDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
19 of 19
William HoldenLt. Cmdr. Ken White
Nancy OlsonCarol
William BendixCPO Boyer
Don TaylorLt. Cmdr. Peter Morris
Arthur FranzLt. Arnie Carlson
Darryl HickmanEns. Jack Wheelwright
Peggy WebberMrs. Alice Rice
Moroni OlsenRear Adm. Joshua Rice
Jack GregsonCmdr. Joshua Rice
Jack KellyLt. Paul Barton- DDDon DunningQuartermaster Perkins
Jerry ParisSgt. Gentry
Charles MeredithAdm. Tobias
Philip Van ZandtGavin- GPGordon PolkRalph
Walter ReedChief O'Flynn
George D. WallaceChief Herb Bixby- JCJohn CloseFrogman (as John V. Close)
- HFHarold FongKorean Officer
Directing · 3
- John Farrow Director
- Ralph Axness Assistant Director
- Clem Jones Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Jonathan Latimer Story, Screenplay
Production · 1
- Joseph Sistrom Producer
Camera · 1
- Lionel Lindon Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Eda Warren Editor
Sound · 1
- David Buttolph Original Music Composer
Art · 4
- Hal Pereira Art Direction
- Sam Comer Set Decoration
- Henry Bumstead Art Direction
- Ross Dowd Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Edith Head Costumer
- Wally Westmore Makeup Supervisor
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