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Gray Lady Down

Gray Lady Down

Trapped underwater... with time running out.

19786.41h 51m

Overview

The USS Neptune, a nuclear submarine, is sunk off the coast of Connecticut after a collision with a Norwegian cargo ship. The navy must attempt a potentially dangerous rescue in the hope of saving the lives of the crew.

Directed by David Greene
Written by David Lavallee, Frank P. Rosenberg, James Whittaker
Produced by Walter Mirisch
Box Office0Revenue: $5.4M

Top Cast

Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

Captain Paul Blanchard

David Carradine

David Carradine

Captain Gates

Stacy Keach

Stacy Keach

Captain Bennett

Ned Beatty

Ned Beatty

Mickey

Stephen McHattie

Stephen McHattie

Murphy

Ronny Cox

Ronny Cox

Commander Samuelson

Dorian Harewood

Dorian Harewood

Fowler

Rosemary Forsyth

Rosemary Forsyth

Vickie Blanchard

Hilly Hicks

Hilly Hicks

Page

Charles Cioffi

Charles Cioffi

Admiral Barnes

Themes & Keywords

rescuedrowningbased on novel or booksubmarinedisasterunderwaterdisaster moviecollision

About Gray Lady Down

Gray Lady Down is a thriller, drama, action film released in 1978 exploring themes of rescue, drowning, based on novel or book, submarine, disaster, underwater. Directed by David Greene, it stars Charlton Heston, David Carradine, Stacy Keach. The USS Neptune, a nuclear submarine, is sunk off the coast of Connecticut after a collision with a Norwegian cargo ship. The navy must attempt a potentially dangerous rescue in the hope of saving the lives of the crew.

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