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Run Silent, Run Deep

Run Silent, Run Deep

Gable and Lancaster make the seas boil in the battle adventure that hits like a torpedo!

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Overview

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.

Directed by Robert Wise
Written by John Gay, Edward L. Beach Jr.
Produced by Harold Hecht, James Hill
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Top Cast

Clark Gable

Clark Gable

Cmdr. Richardson

Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

Lt. Jim Bledsoe

Jack Warden

Jack Warden

Yeoman 1st Class Mueller

Brad Dexter

Brad Dexter

Cartwright

Don Rickles

Don Rickles

Quartermaster 1st Class Ruby

Nick Cravat

Nick Cravat

Russo

Joe Maross

Joe Maross

Kohler

Mary LaRoche

Mary LaRoche

Laura Richardson

Eddie Foy III

Eddie Foy III

Larto

Rudy Bond

Rudy Bond

Sonarman 1st Class Cullen

Themes & Keywords

submarineworld war iipacific warblack and whitepacific theaternaval warfare

About Run Silent, Run Deep

Run Silent, Run Deep is a drama, war film released in 1958 exploring themes of submarine, world war ii, pacific war, black and white, pacific theater, naval warfare. Directed by Robert Wise, it stars Clark Gable, Burt Lancaster, Jack Warden. 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.

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