A U.S. submarine commander, obsessed with sinking a particular Japanese ship, butts heads with his first officer and crew.A U.S. submarine commander, obsessed with sinking a particular Japanese ship, butts heads with his first officer and crew.A U.S. submarine commander, obsessed with sinking a particular Japanese ship, butts heads with his first officer and crew.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
- Jessie
- (uncredited)
- Carl Beckman
- (uncredited)
- Co-ordinate Fixer at Bungo Straits
- (uncredited)
- Bragg
- (uncredited)
- Capt. Blunt
- (uncredited)
- Japanese sailor
- (uncredited)
- Minor Role
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaClark Gable was ill during filming, and his head violently shakes in several scenes. It is believed his shaking was caused by his chronic alcoholism and smoking four packs of cigarettes a day, although there were rumors he had Parkinson's disease.
- GoofsA depth charge is seen rolling off the sub's deck and exploding directly under the keel. And later, three depth charges explode one after the other, all around the stern of the boat. A depth charge exploding that close under the middle of the keel would have broken the sub's back and sent it to the bottom, let alone three close in nearly simultaneous detonations. These images were meant to build tension, but are totally unrealistic.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Lt. Jim Bledsoe: [presiding at a funeral on his submarine] It's thirty-eight days now since we left Pearl Harbor. I know how some of us felt then; I think I know how some of us feel now. But let no one here, no one aboard this boat, ever say we didn't have a captain.
[as the body is buried at sea, he reads these remarks]
Lt. Jim Bledsoe: Unto almighty God we commend the soul of our shipmate departed. And we commit his body to the deep, in the sure and certain hope of the resurrection unto eternal life, when the sea shall give up her dead in the life of the world to come.
- Crazy creditsNot sure why Bungo Straits is cited as a crazy credit. The Bungo Suido (translates to Bungo Straits) is the waterway between Kyushu and Shikoku.
- ConnectionsEdited into Catalogue of Ships (2008)
Clark Gable plays Commander P.J. Richardson, reduced to a desk job at Naval headquarters in Pearl Harbor after the submarine he commanded was sunk by the Japanese. After another sub returns to base needing a new captain, Richardson convinces the brass to give him another shot, and he sets out on a quest for revenge, seeking the ship that shot his first sub out from under him. Among other challenges, Richardson has to put up with the wounded ego of his Executive Officer, Jim Bledsoe (Burt Lancaster) who believed the command should have been given to him, and with the hostility of the crew, who would have preferred Bledsoe.
The story of Richardson's quest for revenge, of his efforts to gain the trust of his crew and of his ultimate fate is full of suspense and you will not find your attention wandering at any point of this movie. It is an excellent story, well worth watching.
8/10
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- Run Silent, Run Deep
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- Salton Sea, California, USA(battle scenes using miniatures and models)
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- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1