Summary
A privately-financed scientist and his colleagues hire an ex-Navy officer to conduct an Alaskan submarine expedition in order to prevent a Red Chinese anti-American plot that may lead to World War III. Mixes deviously plotted schoolboy fiction with submarine spectacle and cold war heroics.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+26)
Critics 80Audiences 54GoodWatch 68
Tomatometer80%
Letterboxd · 2 K ratings3.2/5
IMDb6.1
Audience score36%
Running time
1 h 43 min
A typical length for adventure movies
typical 103103Half of all adventure movies run 93–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries
Released
1954
February 1, 1954
72 years ago
Genres
AdventureDramaActionLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Academy Awards1955
- Best Special Effects1955Nominated
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 16 more22 people
- Richard WidmarkCapt. Adam Jones
- Bella DarviDenise Montel
- Victor FrancenProf. Montel
- Cameron Mitchell'Ski' Brodski
- Gene EvansChief Holter
- David WayneTugboat Walker
- Stephen BekassyNeuman
- Richard LooHakada Fujimori
Robert AdlerWelles (uncredited)
Eugene BordenFrench Reporter (uncredited)
Leslie BradleyMr. Aylesworth (uncredited)
Henry KulkyMcCrossin (uncredited)- POPeter OrtizCrewman (uncredited)
- RSRay StevensCrewman (uncredited)
John WengrafCol. Schuman (uncredited)
Ben WrightBBC Announcer (uncredited)
Ron NymanLee Sockwell (uncredited)
John RoyCrewman (uncredited)
Robert B. WilliamsReporter (uncredited)
Cactus MackCrewman (uncredited)- WLWeaver LevyAsian Man (uncredited)
Robert KinoPassenger (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Samuel Fuller Director, Screenplay
Writing · 2
- Jesse Lasky Jr. Screenplay
- David Hempstead Story
Production · 1
- Raymond A. Klune Producer
Camera · 1
- Joseph MacDonald Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- James B. Clark Editor
Sound · 1
- Alfred Newman Original Music Composer
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Travilla Costume Designer
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