Beach jr it was directed by robert wise, produced by harold hecht, and starred clark gable and burt lancaster. In two world wars, the german unterseeboot menace almost brought their countrys enemies to their knees. The movie s greatest strength is its amazing technical detail because it was written by an exsubmariner. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. The title is a reference to the film run silent run deep 1958, an allegory to moby dick, which stars clark gable and burt lancaster. The movie s plot bares little resemblance to the books, and oddly enough, ratchets up.
Run silent, run deep became a popular film starring clark gable and burt lancaster in 1958. Severely, nailbitingly tense the new york times, run silent, run deep is the most exciting film about the silent service ever made. With sweatdripping realism, this taut drama stars clark gable as a singleminded sub commander who must contend with a tough executive officer burt lancaster and attacks from enemy forces. The other thing run silent run deep gets just right is its casting. But i was also curious about the book that was the movie s basis. Beach, but volume 23 autumn 1955 of the readers digest condensed books.
The 1951 movie submarine command was also filmed aboard the ronquil ss396 tied alongside the tender sperry in san diego. Run silent traditionally, a submarines ability to avoid detection is defined in terms of its acoustic signature. Gable plays submarine commander rich richardson, who assumes command of the uss nerka. Get ready for movie trivia, the phantom zone where jamie connects submarine movies back to ed harris in phantom, subs worldwide where kyle discusses the uss archerfish, and brom counts down the. Trivia daily variety reported in may 1955 that united artists had acquired the rights to the novel run silent run deep by cmdr.
Beach wrote run silent, run deep while serving as naval aide to president eisenhower, and it was published by henry holt and company in 1955. Theres an early scene in crimson tide when the characters are playing a trivia game, remembering the stars of early submarine movies like run silent, run deep. The story describes world war ii submarine warfare in the pacific ocean, and deals with themes of vengeance, endurance, courage, loyalty and honor, and how these can. This is a sequel to run silent, run deep by edward l. Read the run silent, run deep movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Run silent, run deep is a 1958 film directed by robert wise, starring clark gable and burt lancaster commander p. Us navy personnel trained and drilled the cast to insure their actions would appear authentic. In fact, the acting by the whole cast is noteworthy. Run silent, run deep 1958 after japanese forces torpedo his submarine during world war ii, commanding officer rich richardson clark gable is placed in charge of the uss nerka.
Run silent, run deep 1958 movie clip the japs must. Run silent run deep 1958 burt lancaster, clark gable 720p. Richardson gable had his submarine sunk in the bungo straits by the japanese destroyer akikaze in 1942. Watch run silent, run deep online stream full movie.
Run silent, run deep was one of my favorite books as a teenager. Rent run silent, run deep 1958 on dvd and bluray dvd. The title refers to silent running, a submarine stealth tactic. If you enjoyed this movie clip, please purchase the complete movie and support the classic movies of tomorrow. Run silent, run deep submarine operations and operational characteristics are largely determined by the accoustical properties of the ocean environment. Click on a title to look inside that book if available. Released september 27th, 1958, run silent, run deep stars clark gable, burt lancaster, jack warden, brad dexter the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 33 min, and received a score of out of 100. Literature movie trivia music trivia people religion science trivia sports trivia television video games world. In fact, the subs interiors are far more cramped than the usual submarines made by the hollywood studios because it was actually filmed on a sub loaned by the navy.
Run silent run deep has 2 trivia questions about it. The movie became a showcase for two legendary actors. I was aboard at the time and remember many of the scenes and having coffee in the crews mess with bill holden and some of the other guys. There are many sources contributing to a submarines acoustic signature. The story describes world war ii submarine warfare in the. Run silent, run deep cast and crew cast photos and info. Run silent run deeps profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. The movie became a showcase for two legendary actors, but that does not overcome some of the ridiculous aspects of the film. Beach jrit was directed by robert wise, produced by harold hecht, and starred clark gable and burt lancaster. It quickly attained best seller status, and in 1959 was made into the classic movie starring clark gable and burt lancaster. It contains a condensed version of the edward each book and four other condensed books. 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. Navy submarine silent service run silent, run deep military ball cap. This quiz is about those uboats, and the war against them.
Rent run silent, run deep 1958 starring burt lancaster and jack warden on dvd and bluray. A movie s lasting value can often be measured by its influence in the years and decades following its original release, and on that basis run silent, run deep is certainly a classic of sorts. Mistakes, goofs, trivia, quotes, pictures and more for run silent run deep 1958. Run silent, run deep is also the name of a 1958 film of the same name starring clark gable and burt lancaster. This is not the book run silent, run deep by edward l. With clark gable, burt lancaster, jack warden, brad dexter. Run silent run deep 1958 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. Run silent, run deep is a war film released in 1958 based on the 1955 novel by thencommander edward l. One important note is that the special effects are just as good in this film, made in 1958, as they are 40 years later in u571. This, apparently, was the first time that the ua actually acquired a property outright without a ready production schedule. Run silent run deep listen and stream free music, albums. Spoilers 2 director robert wise observed that while clark gable was a highly professional actor, he didnt want to work past 5. I was used as one of the people who buried gable at sea and was on screen for about 1 second.
Run silent run deep is a great classic ww2 submarine novel, wrote by the late captain beech who fought the japanese from various subs, commanded a ww2 sub, an oilier, skipper of the titan a huge, duel nuclear reactor sub, set a record around the world submerged in the titan and was a naval aid to president eisenhower. Beach, jr the movie was directed by robert wise and it starred clark gable, burt lancaster, and jack warden. If the depth charges scenes in run silent, run deep were in color they would be just as realistic. All the trivia you can handle about run silent run deep, 1958, directed by robert wise, with clark gable, burt lancaster, jack warden.
The crew on board the nerka led by lieutenant jim bledsoe burt lancaster, who had been passed over for promotion when richardson was brought in is openly. But as the movie unfolded, i realised there was a whole extra dimension to. Richardson, who survived the sinking but was reassigned to desk duty, is obsessed with the sinking of his ship, continually running war games to try and figure out what. Because his previous sub was sunk by the japanese under highly suspect circumstances, richardson inspires nothing but animosity from his new crew. Clark gable, burt lancaster, jack warden, robert wise, harold hecht, william schorr, franz waxman, edward l. Commander richardson clark gable on the bridge, sends bledsoe burt lancaster below, launching the big confrontation with his nemesis the japanese akikaze, in robert wises run silent, run deep, 1958 view the tcmdb entry for run silent run deep 1958. Run silent, run deep is a 1958 american blackandwhite war film from united artists, based on the novel of the same name by commander later captain edward l. Well, i found a copy of the book and i just finished reading it. I was on redfish when run silent, run deep was filmed starring burt lancaster and clark gable in 1957, in fact several of the crew had short no speaking parts.
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