Deep Six (1958)
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6% want to see it
(18 ratings)
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… More 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.The Deep Six was based on a novel by Martin Dibner. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Rudolph Maté
- Written By
- John Twist, Harry Brown
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure
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Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Dull war pic.
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Cast
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Alan Ladd
as Alex Austen
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William Bendix
as Frenchy Shapiro
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James Whitmore
as Cmdr. Meredith
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Dianne Foster
as Susan Cahill
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Keenan Wynn
as Lieutenant Commander Edge
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Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
as Lt. Blanchard
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Joey Bishop
as "Ski" Krakowski
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Barbara Eiler
as Claire Innes
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Ross Bagdasarian Sr.
as Slobodjian
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Jeanette Nolan
as Mrs. Austen
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Walter Reed
as Paul Clemson
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Peter Hansen
as Lieutenant Dooley
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Richard Crane
as Lieutenant Swanson
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Morris Miller
as Collins
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Perry Lopez
as Al Mendoza
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Warren Douglas
as Pilot
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Nestor Paiva
as Pappa Tatos
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Ann Doran
as Elsie
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Carol Lee Ladd
as Ann
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Jerry Mathers
as Steve
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Franz Roehn
as Waiter
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David Sevile
as Slobodjian
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Robert Clarke
as Ens. David Clough
- Stephen Potter
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Robert Whiteside
as Eddie Loomis
