The read
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 75% of the 92 1950s war movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
The crew of the American destroyer escort, the USS Haynes, detects a German U-Boat—resulting in a prolonged, deadly battle of wits.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
222 audience votes
Key crew
- Dick PowellDirector
- Wendell MayesScreenplay
- Leigh HarlineOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Robert MitchumCapt. Murrell
- Curd JürgensKapitän von Stolberg
- David HedisonLt. Ware
- Theodore BikelHeinie Schwaffer
- Russell CollinsDoctor
- Kurt KreugerVon Holem (uncredited)
- Frank AlbertsonLt. J.G. Crain
- Biff ElliotQuartermaster
- Michael McHaleGerman Soldier
- Alan DexterLt. Mackeson (uncredited)
- Joe Di RedaBMSN Robbins (uncredited)
- Robert BoonChief Engineer
