A submarine commander is forced to blow up a Japanese ship with prisoners.
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Title: Torpedo Run (1958)
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| 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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The commander of an American submarine during World War II sets out to destroy the Japanese Aircraft carrier which launched the attack on Pearl Harbour. His wife and child have been captured by the Japanese and they are using them and other prisoners of war as human shields for the carrier. Written by Daniel Bruce <danielb@genasys.com.au>
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underwater warfare | submarine combat | pacific ocean | submarine attack | male male relationship |Taglines:
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Orville 'Goldy' Goldstein: Ohhh! *That's* all that sound is, sir!
Lt. Jake 'Fuzz' Foley: All?
[cut to net tender drawing in the submarine net]
Lt. Jake 'Fuzz' Foley: But if the nets are closed...
Orville 'Goldy' Goldstein: Well, Tokyo's a big town. I'm sure we'll find a boarding house somewhere.
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At various points in the movie characters make comments as to how fast they surfaced or dived the submarine. During the war crews practiced the dive process so that from the order to dive they could arrive at periscope depth (60 feet) in about 45 or 50 seconds. In actual practice there was no "crash dive" as is often seen in movies. Every dive was carried out as quickly as possible to insure readiness in actual combat conditions. See more »Goofs
Towards the end of the film, when the Grayfish is lying on the bottom, the captain urges the radioman to keep trying to contact the Bluefin (the other submarine) on the radio, and the radioman replies, "I'm broadcasting, sir," while he works his Morse Code key. The Bluefin eventually answers. Conventional radio signals will not penetrate underwater. However, the QC sonar onboard WWII submarines was set up so that it could be used in conjunction with a straight key for Morse Code sonar pulses for emergency communication, so the scene depicted is plausible. See more »Quotes
Lt. Jake 'Fuzz' Foley: But... if they close the nets behind us...Orville 'Goldy' Goldstein: Ohhh! *That's* all that sound is, sir!
Lt. Jake 'Fuzz' Foley: All?
[cut to net tender drawing in the submarine net]
Lt. Jake 'Fuzz' Foley: But if the nets are closed...
Orville 'Goldy' Goldstein: Well, Tokyo's a big town. I'm sure we'll find a boarding house somewhere.
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11 January 1959 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
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Glenn Ford is excellent as Barney Doyle, the war weary sub commander who has to make command decisions which will haunt him the rest of his life. The supporting cast is very good, especially Borgine as Arch, Doyle's second in command and best friend. The director, Joseph Pevney, does a good job of creating an atmosphere of tension as the Americans hunt down the prize of the Japanese fleet--the ship which ultimately costs Doyle his family. My favorite scene is when the American sub sneaks into Tokyo Bay in search of the Japanese carrier. Admittedly, Torpedo Run is not as gritty and intense as Das Boot, nor is it as action-packed as The Hunt For Red October, but in its own way it is on par with both of these fine films. If you like 1950s WWII movies or if you're a Glenn Ford fan, you can't miss with Torpedo Run. It's one of those movies I have to watch at least a couple of times each year.