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Gray Lady Down

  • 19781978
  • PGPG
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
3.2K
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Gray Lady Down (1978)
A Navy Captain uses his experimental Snark to reach a nuclear submarine stuck on an ocean ledge.
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A Navy Captain uses his experimental Snark to reach a nuclear submarine stuck on an ocean ledge.A Navy Captain uses his experimental Snark to reach a nuclear submarine stuck on an ocean ledge.A Navy Captain uses his experimental Snark to reach a nuclear submarine stuck on an ocean ledge.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
3.2K
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  • Director
    • David Greene
  • Writers
    • David Lavallee(novel "Event 1000")
    • James Whittaker(screenplay)
    • Howard Sackler(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Charlton Heston
    • David Carradine
    • Stacy Keach
Top credits
  • Director
    • David Greene
  • Writers
    • David Lavallee(novel "Event 1000")
    • James Whittaker(screenplay)
    • Howard Sackler(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Charlton Heston
    • David Carradine
    • Stacy Keach
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 34User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
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    Top cast

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    Charlton Heston
    Charlton Heston
    • Capt. Paul Blanchard
    David Carradine
    David Carradine
    • Capt. Gates
    Stacy Keach
    Stacy Keach
    • Capt. Bennett
    Ned Beatty
    Ned Beatty
    • Mickey
    Stephen McHattie
    Stephen McHattie
    • Danny Murphy
    Ronny Cox
    Ronny Cox
    • Cmdr. David Samuelson
    Dorian Harewood
    Dorian Harewood
    • Fowler
    Rosemary Forsyth
    Rosemary Forsyth
    • Vickie Blanchard
    Hilly Hicks
    Hilly Hicks
    • Page
    Charles Cioffi
    Charles Cioffi
    • Admiral Barnes
    William Jordan
    • Waters
    Jack Rader
    Jack Rader
    • Harkness
    Antony Ponzini
    Antony Ponzini
    • Caruso
    Michael O'Keefe
    Michael O'Keefe
    • Harris
    Charles Robinson
    Charles Robinson
    • McAllister
    • (as Charlie Robinson)
    Christopher Reeve
    Christopher Reeve
    • Phillips
    Melendy Britt
    Melendy Britt
    • Liz Bennett
    Lawrason Driscoll
    • Lieutenant Bloome
    • Director
      • David Greene
    • Writers
      • David Lavallee(novel "Event 1000")
      • James Whittaker(screenplay)
      • Howard Sackler(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Debut theatrical feature film of Christopher Reeve who portrayed Phillips.
    • Goofs
      The concept of using a shaped charge underwater is somewhat of a fallacy. In normal circumstances the nature of the surrounding air would allow for a great deal of compression which allows the charge to work. Even so, the explosion still has some degree of impact in all directions. Water, however, does not compress, which greatly reduces the directionality. The impact would still be enough to rupture the hull.
    • Quotes

      Capt. Paul Blanchard: Fourteen hundred and fifty feet! They really built this baby!

      Murphy: Thank God!

      Capt. Paul Blanchard: God and General Dynamics!

    • Connections
      Edited from Ice Station Zebra (1968)

    User reviews34

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    Top review
    7/10
    Don't listen to anti-military wannabe Gene Siskels
    This is a great movie for military enthusiasts and disaster buffs both. If you're looking for that, this is a classic.

    Don't pay attention to reviews about military-based films by anyone who derides the movie as a "waterlogged Naval documentary," which contains two errors in one statement. First, there is no need to capitalize "naval," and second, what kind of snobby theater twit attacks a movie for being too "Naval" when the subject is about...a U.S. NAVY SUBMARINE? Next he'll attack Ghostbusters for being a shill for paranormal investigators.

    Stupid reviewers aside, this is a good movie.
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    • Oct 15, 2006

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 1978 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Norwegian
    • Also known as
      • Podmornica Neptun
    • Filming locations
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • The Mirisch Corporation
      • Universal Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,438,927
    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,438,927
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 51 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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