The Deep Six (1958)

The conflict between duty and conscience is explored in the WWII drama The Deep Six. Alan Ladd stars as Naval gunnery officer Alec Austin... See full synopsis »

Director:

Rudolph Maté

Writers:

Martin Dibner (novel), Harry Brown,

Stars:

Alan Ladd, Dianne Foster, William Bendix

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alan Ladd	...	Alexander 'Alec' Austen
Dianne Foster	...	Susan Cahill
William Bendix	...	'Frenchy' Shapiro
Keenan Wynn	...	Lt. Comm. Mike Edge
James Whitmore	...	Commander Warren Meredith
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.	...	Lt. Blanchard
Joey Bishop	...	Ski Krokowski
Barbara Eiler	...	Claire Innes
Ross Bagdasarian	...	Pvt. Aaron Slobodjian
Jeanette Nolan	...	Mrs. Austen
Walter Reed	...	Paul Clemson
Peter Hansen	...	Lieutenant Dooley
Richard Crane	...	Lieutenant j.g. Swanson
Steven Marlo	...	Collins (as Morris Miller)
Perry Lopez	...	Al Mendoza

Storyline

The conflict between duty and conscience is explored in the WWII drama The Deep Six. Alan Ladd stars as Naval gunnery officer Alec Austin... See full synopsis »

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Plot Keywords:

conscientious objector | based on novel | number in title

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Taglines:

The mission of a fighting ship that turned into a tidal wave of fury!

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Genres:

War | Drama

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

April 1958 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

Durchbruch bei Morgenrot

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jaguar Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color (archive footage) Color (Warnercolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film marks comedian Joey Bishop's feature film debut.

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Goofs

Near the start of the movie, Alan is having dinner with his girlfriend at a restaurant. They are served drinks. Her drink goes up and down in volume depending on what angle the camera goes. Sometimes even fuller than it started.

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Soundtracks

"How Many Hearts Have You Broken (with Those Great Big Beautiful Eyes)"
(uncredited)
Music by Al Kaufman
Played at the Armenian Social Club

User Reviews

Good cast in otherwise routine war movie

The cast is terrific, especially the always under-appreciated Dianne Foster in a thankless role, and the dialogue is crisp. But most of the cast is considerably older than their roles, and this movie adds little new information. If you like character-study war movies, this is a good time. I give it 6/10.