Operation Pacific (1951)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

George Waggner

Writer:

George Waggner (writer)

Release Date:

27 January 1951 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | War

Tagline:

Up From The Floor Of The Sea To A High Mark In Excirement!

Plot:

Submarine commander Duke Gifford feels guilty in the death of his former commanding officer, as well as about his failed marriage...

Plot Keywords:

Submarine | U Boat | Naval Battle

Cast

John Wayne	...	Lt Cmdr. Duke E. Gifford
Patricia Neal	...	Lt. (j.g.) Mary Stuart
Ward Bond	...	Cmdr. John T. 'Pop' Perry
Scott Forbes	...	Lt. Larry
Philip Carey	...	Lt. (j.g.) Bob Perry
Paul Picerni	...	Jonesy
William Campbell	...	The Talker (as Bill Campbell)
Kathryn Givney	...	Cmdr. Steele
Martin Milner	...	Ens. Caldwell
Cliff Clark	...	Commander, SUBPAC
Jack Pennick	...	The Chief
Virginia Brissac	...	Sister Anna
Vincent Fotre	...	Soundman
Lewis Martin	...	Squad commander
Sam Edwards	...	Junior
Louis Mosconi	...	Radarman Mosconi
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Baer	...	Fighter pilot (uncredited)
Robert Carson	...	Torpedo Officer (uncredited)
Gail Davis	...	Bit part (uncredited)
Chris Drake	...	Sparks (radioman) (uncredited)
James Flavin	...	Mick (SP commander) (uncredited)
Bess Flowers	...	Dance floor extra (uncredited)
Ray Hyke	...	Crewman (uncredited)
Gayle Kellogg	...	Crewman (uncredited)
Al Kikume	...	Hawaiian (uncredited)
Brett King	...	Lt. Ernie Stark (uncredited)
Mike Lally	...	Quartermaster (uncredited)
Keith Larsen	...	Crewman (uncredited)
Harry Lauter	...	Freddie (officer on submarine Corvena) (uncredited)
Richard Loo	...	Japanese fighter pilot (uncredited)
Bob Nash	...	Quartermaster (uncredited)
Carl Saxe	...	Shore Patrolman (uncredited)
William Self	...	Helmsman (uncredited)
Michael St. Angel	...	Lt. Jorgenson (uncredited)
Bert Stevens	...	Naval officer at briefing (uncredited)
Milburn Stone	...	Ground Control officer (uncredited)
Harlan Warde	...	Dick (admiral's aide) (uncredited)
Steve Wayne	...	Crewman (uncredited)
Mack Williams	...	Crewman (uncredited)
Carleton Young	...	Pilot briefing officers on carrier (uncredited)

Directed by
George Waggner

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
George Waggner		writer

Produced by
Louis F. Edelman	....	producer

Original Music by
Max Steiner

Cinematography by
Bert Glennon

Film Editing by
Alan Crosland Jr.

Art Direction by
Leo K. Kuter

Set Decoration by
John Gilbert Kissel

Makeup Department
Gordon Bau	....	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Russell Saunders	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department
Francis J. Scheid	....	sound

Special Effects by
Hans F. Koenekamp	....	special effects (as H.F. Koenekamp)
William C. McGann	....	special effects director (as William McGann)

Music Department
Murray Cutter	....	orchestrator

Other crew
Charles A. Lockwood	....	technical advisor (as Vice-Admiral Charles Lockwood)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Pictures

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1951) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (1992) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (1998) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2000) (USA) (video)
• Warner Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Bros. (1953) (West Germany) (theatrical)

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

West Germany:12 (nf) | Finland:S | Sweden:15 | UK:U

Filming Locations:

Pearl Harbor Naval Station, Pearl Harbor, O`ahu, Hawaii, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

During filming Gary Cooper visited the set to persuade his mistress Patricia Neal to abort his child. Neal later became a pro-life activist.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The studio set is much larger than a wartime submarine would have been.

Quotes:

Lcdr. Duke E. Gifford, Executive Officer Thunderfish: How's the picture?
Lt. Larry: Oh, alright I guess, sir... the things those Hollywood guys can do with a submarine.

Movie Connections:

References George Washington Slept Here (1942)

Soundtrack:

Columbia, Gem of the Ocean

pretty good

A world war II film set on a submarine with John Wayne, who takes over command after the commander, played by Ward Bond, is killed. It's your basic submarine film, nothing special about this one, but it is well made. John Wayne plays John Wayne, Patricia Neal does a good job and in one scene on the sub, you can see the men watch Destination Tokyo with Cary Grant.