Submarine Command

Watch: Submarine Command

11/1/19511h 27m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Daring naval rescue-raid off Korea ! ~

Overview:

Submarine commander Ken White is forced to suddenly submerge, leaving his captain and another crew member to die outside the sub during WW II. Subsequent years of meaningless navy ground assignments and the animosity of a former sailor, leave White (now a captain) feeling guilty and empty. His life spirals downward and his wife is about to leave him. Suddenly, he is forced into a dangerous rescue situation at the start of the Koren War.... reassigned to the same submarine where all of his problems began.

Director:

John Farrow

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

submarine
naval officer

Cast

William Holden

~ as ~

Lt. Cmdr. Ken White

Nancy Olson

~ as ~

Carol

William Bendix

~ as ~

CPO Boyer

Don Taylor

~ as ~

Lt. Cmdr. Peter Morris

Arthur Franz

~ as ~

Lt. Arnie Carlson

Darryl Hickman

~ as ~

Ens. Jack Wheelwright

Peggy Webber

~ as ~

Mrs. Alice Rice

Moroni Olsen

~ as ~

Rear Adm. Joshua Rice

Jack Gregson

~ as ~

Cmdr. Joshua Rice

Jack Kelly

~ as ~

Lt. Paul Barton

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 11 month(s) ago
6
William Holden stars in/narrates this rather humdrum submariner story from the end of WWII and the commencement of the Korean War that offers little by way of uniqueness or jeopardy. Holden, himself, is fine - but the tale of an executive officer making a tough, ultimately tragic, battle decision that causes him to become a pariah to many of his crew is just too old hat, as is the ending which offers a redemption that was never really in doubt. Technically, it conveys some of the claustrophobic aspects of living and working on a submarine well; and William Bendix as "CPO Boyer" demonstrates how effectively a man can hold a grudge, but (no pun intended) it's all just a bit too shallow and procedural. Worth a watch for the photography, but the story is neither here nor there...