A U.S. sub commander, obsessed with sinking a certain Japanese ship, butts heads with his first officer and crew.A U.S. sub commander, obsessed with sinking a certain Japanese ship, butts heads with his first officer and crew.A U.S. sub commander, obsessed with sinking a certain Japanese ship, butts heads with his first officer and crew.
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- 1 nomination
- Jessie
- (uncredited)
- Carl Beckman
- (uncredited)
- Co-ordinate Fixer at Bungo Straits
- (uncredited)
- Bragg
- (uncredited)
- Capt. Blunt
- (uncredited)
- Japanese sailor
- (uncredited)
- Minor Role
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThe real submarine captain that Clark Gable's character was based on, Captain Edward L. Beach, was only 23 years old at the time of the events depicted. Edward L. Beach Jr. wrote the book "Run Silent, Run Deep" (1955) as a work of fiction. While without doubt similarities exist between Commander Richardson (Gable) and Beach as a submarine captains, the same can be said of Richardson and all USN submarine captains of that era. But to say that the Richardson character is "based" on Beach is a stretch, especially when one considers that the movie is only very loosely based on the book. BTW, Beach also penned a great non-fiction book - an excellent read - "Salt and Steel" (1999), his reflections on being a submariner.
- GoofsA depth charge is seen rolling off the sub's deck and exploding directly under the keel. And later, three depth charges explode one after the other, all around the stern of the boat. A depth charge exploding that close under the middle of the keel would have broken the sub's back and sent it to the bottom, let alone three close in nearly simultaneous detonations. These images were meant to build tension, but are totally unrealistic.
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[last lines]
Lt. Jim Bledsoe: [presiding at a funeral on his submarine] It's thirty-eight days now since we left Pearl Harbor. I know how some of us felt then; I think I know how some of us feel now. But let no one here, no one aboard this boat, ever say we didn't have a captain.
[as the body is buried at sea, he reads these remarks]
Lt. Jim Bledsoe: Unto almighty God we commend the soul of our shipmate departed. And we commit his body to the deep, in the sure and certain hope of the resurrection unto eternal life, when the sea shall give up her dead in the life of the world to come.
- Crazy creditsNot sure why Bungo Straits is cited as a crazy credit. The Bungo Suido (translates to Bungo Straits) is the waterway between Kyushu and Shikoku.
- ConnectionsEdited into Catalogue of Ships (2008)
The plot, like Melville's "Moby Dick", focuses on obsession; Commander Richardson (Gable) finally has a new command after time spent at a desk. His last command sunk by a Japanese destroyer returns to haunt him; when he and his crew (featuring a marvelous group of character actors led by jack Warden, Don Rickles and Brad Dexter)of run into the same destroyed he obsessively hunts it down and, in turn, is hunted putting his crew and latest command at risk. This puts him into direct conflict with his second-in-command Jim Bledsoe (Burt Lancaster). To paraphrase Lee Marvin's character in the film "The Big Red One", in war it isn't murder it's killing. The tunnel vision effects everyone in a crisis but when a commander is obsessed with his own revenge, it destroys the men's morale and puts the crew in jeopardy.
A thoughtful, penetrating drama that doesn't have men debating the merits of their morality but integrating it into their actions, "Run Silent Run Deep" deserves to be a deluxe release on DVD (much like the recent reissue of "The Day the Earth Stood Still")but probably won't receive it. "Das Boot" (all three versions)is a great film looking at similar circumstances but "Run Silent Run Deep" has the edge because the film rarely leaves the confines of the boat once the drama truly starts. A submarine is a crew member's entire world. Any threat to it could destroy that pressurized hot dog and wipe out everything including their important mission.
- wtdk123
- Jun 18, 2005
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- Run Silent, Run Deep
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- Salton Sea, California, USA(battle scenes using miniatures and models)
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- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1