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Hell and High Water

Hell and High Water

29 men and one woman ... in the captive world of a submarine !

19546.01h 43m

Overview

A privately-financed scientist and his colleagues hire an ex-Navy officer to conduct an Alaskan submarine expedition in order to prevent a Red Chinese anti-American plot that may lead to World War III. Mixes deviously plotted schoolboy fiction with submarine spectacle and cold war heroics.

Directed by Samuel Fuller
Written by Samuel Fuller, Jesse Lasky Jr., David Hempstead
Produced by Raymond A. Klune
Box OfficeBudget: $1.9M0

Top Cast

Richard Widmark

Richard Widmark

Capt. Adam Jones

Bella Darvi

Bella Darvi

Denise Montel

Victor Francen

Victor Francen

Prof. Montel

Cameron Mitchell

Cameron Mitchell

'Ski' Brodski

Gene Evans

Gene Evans

Chief Holter

David Wayne

David Wayne

Tugboat Walker

Stephen Bekassy

Stephen Bekassy

Neuman

Richard Loo

Richard Loo

Hakada Fujimori

Robert Adler

Robert Adler

Welles (uncredited)

Eugene Borden

Eugene Borden

French Reporter (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

submarinealaska

About Hell and High Water

Hell and High Water is a adventure, drama, action film released in 1954 exploring themes of submarine, alaska. Directed by Samuel Fuller, it stars Richard Widmark, Bella Darvi, Victor Francen. A privately-financed scientist and his colleagues hire an ex-Navy officer to conduct an Alaskan submarine expedition in order to prevent a Red Chinese anti-American plot that may lead to World War III. Mixes deviously plotted schoolboy fiction with submarine spectacle and cold war heroics.

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