Run Silent, Run Deep (1958)
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100% of critics liked it
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71% of users liked it
(5,176 ratings)
The contrasting acting styles of Clark Gable and Burt Lancaster serve to increase the already high tension level of the WW2 drama Run Silent, Run Deep. Gable plays submarine commander "Rich" Richardson, who assumes command of the USS Nerka. Because his previous sub was sunk by the Japanese… More The contrasting acting styles of Clark Gable and Burt Lancaster serve to increase the already high tension level of the WW2 drama Run Silent, Run Deep. Gable plays submarine commander "Rich" Richardson, who assumes command of the USS Nerka. Because his previous sub was sunk by the Japanese under highly suspect circumstances, Richardson inspires nothing but animosity from his new crew. Particularly hostile is executive officer Lt. Jim Bledsoe (Burt Lancaster), who'd assumed that he was next in line to command the Nerka. Obsessed with tracking down the Japanese destroyer that sank his old sub, Richardson drives his crew mercilessly, and even disobeys direct orders from his own higher-ups. The Nerka manages to blast the Japanese vessel out of the waters, but in so doing the sub is placed in dire peril in enemy waters. In his desperate efforts to save the Nerka, Richardson at long last wins the respect of Bledsoe and the rest of the crew. Featured in the cast of Run Silent, Run Deep are Burt Lancaster's old circus partner Nick Cravat, and, in his unbilled movie debut, Don Rickles. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Robert Wise
- Written By
- John Gay
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama
- In Theaters
- Mar 27, 1958 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A better submarine film has not been made.
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Carol Cling, Las Vegas Review-Journal
Solid WWII drama with two can't-miss stars.
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Dan Fienberg, Zap2it.com
Watch Run Silent, Run Deep. Then watch K:19. Then complain that "They don't make 'em like they used to."
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Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan
Clark Gable and Burt Lancaster headline a tense WWII submarine adventure as battling officers.
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Cast
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Clark Gable
as Comdr. Richardson
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Burt Lancaster
as Lt. Jim Bledsoe
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Jack Warden
as Mueller
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Brad Dexter
as Cartwright
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Don Rickles
as Ruby
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Nick Cravat
as Russo
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Joe Maross
as Kohler
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Mary LaRoche
as Laura
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Eddie Foy III
as Lario
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Rudy Bond
as Cullen
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H.M. Wynant
as Hendrix
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John Bryant
as Beckman
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Ken Lynch
as Frank
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Joel Fluellen
as Bragg
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Jimmie Bates
as Jessie
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John Gibson
as Capt. Blunt