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Submarine Command

5.8/10
TMDB18 votes
1951Original: English87 min

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.

Genres: War, Drama
Cast: William Holden, Nancy Olson, William Bendix, Don Taylor, Arthur Franz

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About Submarine Command

Daring naval rescue-raid off Korea !

Submarine Command (1951) is a film in the war, drama genres. Directed by John Farrow. The cast includes William Holden, Nancy Olson, William Bendix, Don Taylor.

Released
1951-11-01
Original language
English
Runtime
87 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United States of America
Production companies
Paramount Pictures
Directors
John Farrow
Writers
Jonathan Latimer

Submarine Command cast & characters

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5.8/10 from 18 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

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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…

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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...

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What is Submarine Command about?

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.

Who stars in Submarine Command?

William Holden, Nancy Olson, William Bendix, Don Taylor, Arthur Franz, Darryl Hickman. See the cast cards above for character names.

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