Submarine Command

Submarine Command

Daring naval rescue-raid off Korea !

NR 1951 · 87 min · ★ 5.8 · War, Drama

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.

Directed by John Farrow · Written by Jonathan Latimer

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William Holden Lt. Cmdr. Ken White
Nancy Olson Carol
William Bendix CPO Boyer
Don Taylor Lt. Cmdr. Peter Morris
Arthur Franz Lt. Arnie Carlson
Darryl Hickman Ens. Jack Wheelwright
Peggy Webber Mrs. Alice Rice
Moroni Olsen Rear Adm. Joshua Rice
Jack Gregson Cmdr. Joshua Rice
Jack Kelly Lt. Paul Barton
Don Dunning Quartermaster Perkins
Jerry Paris Sgt. Gentry

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