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Cast
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 |
Storyline
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.
Tagline: | We'll get there and we'll get 'em out! |
Certification: | NR |
Cast
Alan Ladd |
Alexander 'Alec' Austen |
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Dianne Foster |
Susan Cahill |
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William Bendix |
'Frenchy' Shapiro |
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Keenan Wynn |
Lt. Cmdr. Mike Edge |
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James Whitmore |
Cmdr. Warren Meredith |
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Efrem Zimbalist Jr. |
Lt. Blanchard |
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Joey Bishop |
Ski Krokowski |
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Barbara Eiler |
Claire Innes |
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Ross Bagdasarian |
Pvt. Aaron Slobodjian |
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Jeanette Nolan |
Mrs. Austen |
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Walter Reed |
Paul Clemson |
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Peter Hansen |
Lieutenant Dooley |
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Richard Crane |
Lieutenant j.g. Swanson |
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Steven Marlo |
Collins (as Morris Miller) |
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Perry Lopez |
Al Mendoza |
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Warren Douglas |
Pilot |
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Nestor Paiva |
Pappa Tatos |
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Barbara Stuart |
Ski's Girl |
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Jerry Mathers |
Steve Innes |
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Steve Mitchell |
Blackie |
Directed By
Rudolph Maté |
Director |
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Writing Credits
Martin Dibner |
Novel |
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Harry Brown |
Screenplay |
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Production Crew
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Costume and Makeup
Sound
Visual Effects
Camera
John F. Seitz |
Director of Photography |
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Lighting
Art Department
William Wallace |
Set Decoration |
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Other Crew
Ronnie Rondell Jr. |
Stunts |
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Bob Herron |
Stunts |
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