The read
Scores higher than 70% of the 660 1950s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic62/100
195 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert WiseDirector
- John GayScreenplay
- Franz WaxmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Clark GableCmdr. Richardson
- Burt LancasterLt. Jim Bledsoe
- Jack WardenYeoman 1st Class Mueller
- Brad DexterCartwright
- Don RicklesQuartermaster 1st Class Ruby
- Nick CravatRusso
- Joe MarossKohler
- Mary LaRocheLaura Richardson
- Eddie Foy IIILarto
- Rudy BondSonarman 1st Class Cullen
- Jimmy BatesJessie (uncredited)
- Joel FluellenBragg (uncredited)
