Run Silent, Run Deep - 1958 - Clark Gable

The Story ...

A World War II US Navy submarine officer, Commander P.J. Richardson, is determined to get revenge on the Japanese destroyer Akikaze and its captain, nicknamed "Bungo Pete", who has sunk four US submarines in the Bungo Straits, including his previous command.

He persuades the Navy Board to give him a new submarine command with the provision that his executive officer be someone who has just returned from active sea patrol.

He single-mindedly trains the crew of his new boat, the USS Nerka, to return to the Bungo Straits and sink Bungo Pete, in spite of the Navy having expressly forbidden him from approaching the Bungo Straits on this mission. Richardson's executive officer, Lieutenant Jim Bledsoe, is worried about the safety of his boat and his crew.

He also resents Richardson and the Navy leadership for denying him command of the Nerka, which he believes should have been his.

Credits :

Directed by : Robert Wise
Screenplay by : John Gay
Based on : Run Silent, Run Deep by Edward L. Beach, Jr.
Produced by : Harold Hecht
Cinematography : Russell Harlan
Edited by : George Boemler
Music by : Franz Waxman
Production Company : Hecht-Hill-Lancaster
Distributed by : United Artists
Release Date : March 27, 1958

Genre : #war - #action - #drama

Cast :

Clark Gable as Commander P.J. "Rich" Richardson
Burt Lancaster as Lieutenant Jim Bledsoe
Jack Warden as Yeoman 1st Class "Kraut" Mueller
Brad Dexter as Ensign Gerald Cartwright
Don Rickles as Quartermaster 1st Class Ruby
Nick Cravat as Russo
Joe Maross as Chief Petty Officer Kohler
Mary LaRoche as Laura Richardson
Eddie Foy III as Larto
Rudy Bond as Sonarman 1st Class Cullen

Film Information Source :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run_Silent,_Run_Deep_(film)

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