This superior wartime submarine story is about an American captain (Gable) who seeks to avenge the loss of an earlier ship to a Japanese destroyer by perfecting a very difficult "bow shot" technique that would enable him to torpedo this fast moving enemy head on. Burt Lancaster portrays his popular XO who ought, originally, to have had that command but has been passed over; and the film depicts the evolution of…
Gable and Lancaster make the seas boil in the battle adventure that hits like a torpedo!
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.
Top Cast
Clark Gable
Cmdr. Richardson
Burt Lancaster
Lt. Jim Bledsoe
Jack Warden
Yeoman 1st Class Mueller
Brad Dexter
Cartwright
Don Rickles
Quartermaster 1st Class Ruby
Nick Cravat
Russo
Joe Maross
Kohler
Mary LaRoche
Laura Richardson
Eddie Foy III
Larto
Rudy Bond
Sonarman 1st Class Cullen
Jimmy Bates
Jessie (uncredited)
Joel Fluellen
Bragg (uncredited)
Ken Lynch
Frank (uncredited)
H.M. Wynant
Corpsman Hendrix (uncredited)
Teru Shimada
Japanese Submarine Commander (uncredited)
Skip Ward
Minor Role (uncredited)
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What is Run Silent, Run Deep about?
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…
When was Run Silent, Run Deep released?
Run Silent, Run Deep was released in 1958.
What genres does Run Silent, Run Deep belong to?
Run Silent, Run Deep is categorised as Drama, War.
Who stars in Run Silent, Run Deep?
The cast of Run Silent, Run Deep includes Clark Gable, Burt Lancaster, Jack Warden, Brad Dexter, Don Rickles.