Run Silent, Run Deep (1958)
1h 33m | PG-13
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.
Director: Robert Wise
Studio: Jeffrey Pictures Corp.
Genre: Drama, War
Video: 720p
Cast
Clark Gable
as Cmdr, Richardson
Burt Lancaster
as Lt. Jim Bledsoe
Jack Warden
as Yeoman 1st Class Mueller
Brad Dexter
as Cartwright
Don Rickles
as Quartermaster 1st Class Ruby
Nick Cravat
as Russo
Reviews
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 their taut and mistrusting relationship. Gable is on good form as his character treads a very thin line between reason and obsession and Lancaster works hard to keep himself and the crew under control. The direction is tense and the chemistry between these two men works really well. This is more than a post-war grandstanding picture; it does touch on the psychology of command and of grief, and is well worth an hour and a half of your time.