The Deep Six (1958)

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 wi...th 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. more

Directing:
  • Rudolph Maté

Writing:
  • Harry Brown
  • Martin Dibner

Stars:
Release Date: 1958-01-15
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  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 105

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Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.
Efrem Zimbali...
Lt. Blanchard
Alan Ladd
Alan Ladd
Alexander 'Alec' Austen
Dianne Foster
Dianne Foster
Susan Cahill
William Bendix
William Bendi...
'Frenchy' Shapiro
Keenan Wynn
Keenan Wynn
Lt. Cmdr. Mike Edge
James Whitmore
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Cmdr. Warren Meredith
Joey Bishop
Joey Bishop
Ski Krokowski
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Efrem Zimbali...
Lt. Blanchard
Barbara Eiler
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Claire Innes
Ross Bagdasarian
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Pvt. Aaron Slobodjian
Jeanette Nolan
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Mrs. Austen
Walter Reed
Walter Reed
Paul Clemson
Peter Hansen
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Richard Crane
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Steven Marlo
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