Hellcats of the Navy

original title:
Hellcats of the Navy
other titles:
(Die Höllenhunde des Pazifik)
country / year of production:
USA / 1957
original length:
81 min. , black/white
premiere:
May 1957
genre:
adventure
based on:
director:
Nathan Juran
film script:
Charles Andrews Lockwood Jr.
producer:
cinematographer:
editor:
composer:
cast (role):
Ronald Wilson Reagan , Nancy Davis
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plot synopsis:
The film takes place in autumn 1944 in the coast line of Japan. A tough commander and his submarine are involved in the fighting in this area. Military and personal aims get into conflict.
keywords:
sea-battle , navy , behind enemy lines , submarine , women during wartime , Pacific ocean
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
literature:
Andrew Wiest/ Gregory L. Mattson. Krieg im Pazifik 1941-1945. Wien: Tosa, 2002.
remarks:
The first and only film that Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis, his later wife, made together.
availability:
VHS, DVD