A U.S. sub commander, obsessed with sinking a certain Japanese ship, butts heads with his first officer and crew.
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Title: Run Silent Run Deep (1958)
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| Clark Gable | ... | Cmdr. 'Rich' Richardson | |
| Burt Lancaster | ... | Lt. Jim Bledsoe | |
| Jack Warden | ... | Yeoman 1st Class Mueller | |
| Brad Dexter | ... | Ens. Gerald Cartwright | |
| Don Rickles | ... | Quartermaster 1st Class Ruby | |
| Nick Cravat | ... | Russo | |
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Joe Maross | ... | Chief Kohler |
| Mary LaRoche | ... | Laura Richardson | |
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Eddie Foy III | ... | Larto |
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Rudy Bond | ... | Sonarman 1st Class Cullen |
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The captain of a submarine sunk by the Japanese during WWII is finally given a chance to skipper another sub after a year of working a desk job. His singleminded determination for revenge against the destroyer that sunk his previous vessel puts his new crew in unneccessary danger. Written by Kevin Ackley <kackley1@aol.com>
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submarine movie | submarine | submarine crew | captain tyrannical | destroyer |Taglines:
Gable and Lancaster make the seas boil in the battle adventure that hits like a torpedo!Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
27 March 1958 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Run Silent, Run Deep See more »Company Credits
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Daily Variety reported in May 1955 that United Artists had acquired the rights to the novel "Run Silent Run Deep" by Cmdr. Edward L. Beach. This, apparently, was the first time that the UA actually acquired a property outright without a ready production schedule. The studio had been originally established as a financing/production organization that would make films in association with independent producers who already had properties they owned and wanted to produce. See more »Goofs
After Bledsoe has explained to the crew that their orders would not take them to the Bungo Straits, he goes down a ladder. The next shot shows him where he landed at the foot of the ladder, but the ladder itself has vanished. See more »Quotes
Commander Richardson: The best exec I could possibly get in the whole Navy. "The backstop" I think you said, and the first command you give as a captain is to order a retreat!See more »
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Opening credits: "Bungo Straits Near the Coast of Japan 1942" See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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This is a wonderful movie depicting the experience of one United States Navy submarine during the Second World War. The "Silent Service" never looked better.
It is filmed in black and white, which is (possibly) a salute to the "Victory at Sea" series of a few years before, but this film would not work as well in color (in contrast with "Das Boot," which would not work as well in black and white). Like "Das Boot," the sets are realistic and give the viewer an intimate feeling of the claustrophobia that existed on these small subs.
The script is excellent, although I have one recommendation: Try to watch this film in a "closed caption" mode. I hear fine, but when I watched it a second time in closed captioned, I picked up even more, particularly the names of the crew.
Gable and Lancaster are a little too old for the roles they are playing. But, this is a small complaint in comparison to their remarkable performances. It's easy to think of Gable as "Rhett Butler," no more and no less, but this film illustrates what a very fine actor he was. Lancaster is excellent, and gives a preview of his Oscar-winning turn in "Elmer Gantry," just a year or two later.
This is an old-fashioned film made with the able assistance of the U.S. Navy, and one cannot help but feeling a little pride in our nation and gratitude for our brave WW II veterans, after watching it. Highly recommended.