Up Periscope (1959)
- Directed by
- Gordon Douglas
- Genre
- war film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 36 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A U.S. Navy officer is assigned to a dangerous mission behind enemy lines during World War II. He must infiltrate a Japanese-held island to gather intelligence and then escape by submarine.
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What happens
Up Periscope is a 1959 World War II submarine film drama directed by Gordon Douglas, produced by Aubrey Schenck and starring James Garner and Edmond O'Brien. The supporting cast features Andra Martin, Alan Hale Jr., Edd Byrnes, Warren Oates and Saundra Edwards. The film was shot and processed in WarnerScope and Technicolor and was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The screenplay was written by Richard H. Landau and Robb White, adapted from White's novel of the same name. Garner called the film "another piece of crap that Warner Bros. stuck me in while I was under contract." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Submarine Seahawk (1958)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.