The Deep Six (1958)
- Directed by
- Rudolph Maté
- Genre
- drama film, war film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.7 of 10 from 13 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A Navy officer struggles with his Quaker beliefs during World War II. He faces conflict with his shipmates and his own conscience while serving on a destroyer.
seriousconflicteddramatictensesomberintrospectivewartime
What happens
The Deep Six is a 1958 American World War II drama film directed by Rudolph Maté, loosely based on a novel of the same name by Martin Dibner. The film stars Alan Ladd, who co-produced it, William Bendix, Dianne Foster, Keenan Wynn, James Whitmore, Ross Bagdasarian and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. It also marked the film debut of Joey Bishop. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The storyline depicts the conflicts of a U.S. naval officer in combat during World War II with his destroyer shipmates and his conscience over the values instilled in him by his Quaker upbringing. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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