A Glimpse of Hell (TV 2001)

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	James Caan	...	Capt. Fred Moosally
	Robert Sean Leonard	...	Lt. (j.g.) Dan Meyer
	Daniel Roebuck	...	PO Dale Mortensen
	Jamie Harrold	...	Kendall Truitt
	John Doman	...	Admiral Langlett
	John Benjamin Hickey
	Dashiell Eaves	...	Clay Hartwig
	Hugh Thompson
	Alan C. Peterson	...	MCPO Ziegler
	Bill MacDonald
	Ken James	...	Adm. Chapin
	Eugene Lipinski	...	Skelley
	Chris Owens	...	Agent Flynn
	Bruce Gray	...	Donald Meyer
	James Bulliard	...	Gunner's Mate Tim Sykes

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USNavy Ensign (Lieutenant junior grade) Dan Meyer feared a non-flying officer's career prospects -like his- aren't brilliant but tries to excel at his assignment, in charge of gun turret 1 on the battle ship USS Iowa, which sees action in every major war. When the crew tell him the budget never goes to necessary repairs and improvements on the 50 years old ship, he takes his Navy-retired father Donald's advice to file a detailed report above the well-connected captain Fred Moosally's head. When master chief Skelley, the ship's liaison with HQ, asks Meyer to execute artillery experiments which can impress the brass he eagerly accepts against objections from the crewmen, especially Petty Officer Dale Mortensen; the first test successfully sets a record. Alas the second, in turret 2, goes terribly wrong: an explosion destroys the turret and kills 47 sailors, which seals the fate of 16 inch-guns till further notice... Written by KGF Vissers  

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