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. Cmdr. Mike Edge

James Whitmore
Cmdr. Warren Meredith

Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Lt. Blanchard

Joey Bishop
Ski Krokowski

Barbara Eiler
Claire Innes

Ross Bagdasarian
Pvt. Aaron Slobodjian

Jeanette Nolan
Mrs. Austen

Walter Reed
Paul Clemson

Peter Hansen
Lieutenant Dooley

John Twist
Writer

Richard Crane
Lieutenant j.g. Swanson

Steven Marlo
Collins (as Morris Miller)

Martin Rackin
Writer
Media.


Details.
Release DateJanuary 15, 1958
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 45m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
u.s. navy
gunnery sergeant
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, Ross Bagdasarian 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.
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