The Deep Six

The Deep Six (1958)

We'll get there and we'll get 'em out!

  • Genre: War, Drama
  • Release Date: 1958-01-15
  • User Rating: 5.4/10 from 11 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 45min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Jaguar Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Rudolph Maté
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From 11 Ratings

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Summary

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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  • Alan Ladd

    as Alexander 'Alec' Austen
  • Dianne Foster

    as Susan Cahill
  • William Bendix

    as 'Frenchy' Shapiro
  • Keenan Wynn

    as Lt. Cmdr. Mike Edge
  • James Whitmore

    as Cmdr. Warren Meredith
  • Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

    as Lt. Blanchard
  • Joey Bishop

    as Ski Krokowski
  • Barbara Eiler

    as Claire Innes
  • Ross Bagdasarian

    as Pvt. Aaron Slobodjian
  • Jeanette Nolan

    as Mrs. Austen
  • Walter Reed

    as Paul Clemson
  • Peter Hansen

    as Lieutenant Dooley
  • Richard Crane

    as Lieutenant j.g. Swanson
  • Steven Marlo

    as Collins (as Morris Miller)
  • Perry Lopez

    as Al Mendoza
  • Warren Douglas

    as Pilot
  • Nestor Paiva

    as Pappa Tatos
  • Barbara Stuart

    as Ski's Girl
  • Jerry Mathers

    as Steve Innes
  • Steve Mitchell

    as Blackie
Writing Harry Brown Screenplay
Writing Martin Dibner Novel
Directing Rudolph Maté Director
Art William Wallace Set Decoration
Crew Ronnie Rondell Jr. Stunts
Crew Bob Herron Stunts
Camera John F. Seitz Director of Photography