The Deep Six
# We'll get there and we'll get 'em out!
📜 Overview:
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.
🌏 Languages Available:
English
📆 Date Released:
1958-01-15
⌚ Running Time:
105 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
5.4
Beloved Cast
Alexander 'Alec' Austen
Alan Ladd
Susan Cahill
Dianne Foster
'Frenchy' Shapiro
William Bendix
Lt. Cmdr. Mike Edge
Keenan Wynn
Cmdr. Warren Meredith
James Whitmore
Lt. Blanchard
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Ski Krokowski
Joey Bishop
Claire Innes
Barbara Eiler
Pvt. Aaron Slobodjian
Ross Bagdasarian
Mrs. Austen
Jeanette Nolan
Paul Clemson
Walter Reed
Lieutenant Dooley
Peter Hansen
Lieutenant j.g. Swanson
Richard Crane
Collins (as Morris Miller)
Steven Marlo
Al Mendoza
Perry Lopez
Pilot
Warren Douglas
Pappa Tatos
Nestor Paiva
Ski's Girl
Barbara Stuart
Steve Innes
Jerry Mathers
Blackie
Steve Mitchell