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15 January 1959 (Australia) morePlot:
A submarine commander is forced to blow up a Japanese ship with prisoners. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. moreUser Comments:
only fair moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Glenn Ford | ... | Lt. Cmdr. Barney Doyle |
 | Ernest Borgnine | ... | Lt. Archer 'Archie' Sloan |
 | Diane Brewster | ... | Jane Doyle |
 | Dean Jones | ... | Lt. Jake 'Fuzz' Foley |
| L.Q. Jones | ... | 'Hash' Benson |
| Philip Ober | ... | Adm. Samuel Setton |
| Richard Carlyle | ... | Cmdr. Don Adams |
 | Fredd Wayne | ... | Orville 'Goldy' Goldstein |
 | Don Keefer | ... | Ens. Ron Milligan |
| Robert Hardy | ... | Lt. Redley |
| Paul Picerni | ... | Lt. Burt Fisher |
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98 min | 95 min (TCM print)Country:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
West Germany:12 (f) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | Argentina:13Fun Stuff
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In Nov. 1958, MGM distributed this film on a double bill with Fiend Without a Face (1958) as the second feature. moreGoofs:
Continuity: In the scene where the submarine is using a torpedo to trigger mines, the torpedo triggers a mine but can be seen continuing on its course without damage. moreFAQ
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This is not such a successful movie. Glenn Ford is solid as always and Ernest Borgnine delivers a serviceable performance, but the problem is the script and direction. The story is on the sluggish side and after the midway point you don't have a sense of enough really at stake. The flashbacks to civilian life also take the audience out of the war story in a way that releases any built-up tension. Then the movie has to start all over.
The effects are also not terribly good, even by 1958 standards. Too many model shots of ships, and the interior of the sub really does feel like a studio set, especially due to the lighting design.
One thing that is especially interesting about TORPEDO RUN is a sub evacuation sequence in which the seamen exit the submarine at the floor of the ocean using Momsen-lungs, special breathing devices. These devices are very rarely shown in submarine movies.
A much, much better sub movie was released a few months before this one: RUN SILENT, RUN DEEP.