The Deep Six (1958)
1h 45m
Running Time
January 15, 1958Release Date
Plot.
The conflict between duty and conscience is explored in the WWII drama The Deep Six. Alan Ladd stars as Naval gunnery officer Alec Austin, a Quaker whose sincere pacifist sentiments do not sit well with his crew members. When he refuses to fire upon an unidentified plane, the word spreads that Austin cannot be relied upon in battle (never mind that the plane turns out to be one of ours). To prove that he's worthy of command, Austin volunteers for a dangerous mission: the rescue of a group of US pilots on a Japanese-held island. The ubiquitous William Bendix costars as Frenchy Shapiro (!), Austin's Jewish petty officer and severest critic. If the film has a villain, it is Keenan Wynn as ambitious Lt. Commander Edge, who seems to despise anyone who isn't a mainline WASP.
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Cast & Crew.
Alan Ladd
Alexander 'Alec' Austen
Dianne Foster
Susan Cahill
William Bendix
'Frenchy' Shapiro
Keenan Wynn
Lt. Comm. Mike Edge
James Whitmore
Commander Warren Meredith
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Lt. Blanchard
Joey Bishop
Ski Krokowski
Barbara Eiler
Claire Innes
Ross Bagdasarian
Pvt. Aaron Slobodjian
Walter Reed
Paul Clemson
Jeanette Nolan
Mrs. Austen
Rudolph Maté
Director
Peter Hansen
Lieutenant Dooley
Richard Crane
Lieutenant j.g. Swanson
John Twist
Writer
Steven Marlo
Collins (as Morris Miller)
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 15, 1958
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 45m
Content RatingNR
Genres
Wiki.
The Deep Six is a 1958 American World War II drama film directed by Rudolph Maté, loosely based on a novel of the same name by Martin Dibner. The film stars Alan Ladd, who co-produced it, William Bendix, Dianne Foster, Keenan Wynn, James Whitmore, and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. It also marked the film debut of Joey Bishop. It was distributed by Warner Bros.
The storyline depicts the conflicts of a U.S. naval officer in combat during World War II with his destroyer shipmates and his conscience over the values instilled in him by his Quaker upbringing.