Run Silent, Run Deep

original title:
Run Silent, Run Deep
other titles:
(U 23 - Tödliche Tiefen)
country / year of production:
USA / 1958
original length:
93 min. , black/white
premiere:
27 March 1958
genre:
Thriller
based on:
Edward Latimer Beach. Run Silent, Run Deep. New York: Holt, 1955.
director:
Robert Wise
film script:
Edward Latimer Beach , John Gay (II)
producer:
Harold Hecht , William Schorr
cinematographer:
editor:
George Boemler
composer:
Franz Waxman
cast (role):
Clark Gable (Commander Richardson) , Burt Lancaster (Lieutenant Jim Bledsoe) , Jack Warden (Yeoman 1st Class Mueller) , Brad Dexter (Ltjg. Gerald Cartwright) , Don Rickles (Petty Officer 1st Class Ruby) , Clark Gable , Burt Lancaster , Jack Warden , Brad Dexter , Don Rickles
more:
plot synopsis:
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.
keywords:
submarine , order and obedience , navy , munity
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
literature:
remarks:
availability:
VHS, DVD