The Deep Six (1958)
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Synopsis of The Deep Six
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, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of The Deep Six
- Alan Ladd - Alex Austen
- James Whitmore - Cmdr. Meredith
- Keenan Wynn - Lieutenant Commander Edge
- Joey Bishop - "Ski" Krakowski
- Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. - Slobodjian
- Walter Reed - Paul Clemson
- Richard Crane - Lieutenant Swanson
- Perry Lopez - Al Mendoza
- Nestor Paiva - Pappa Tatos
- Franz Roehn - Waiter
- Robert Whiteside - Eddie Loomis
- David Sevile - Slobodjian
- Carol Lee Ladd - Ann
- William Bendix - Frenchy Shapiro
- Dianne Foster - Susan Cahill
- Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. - Lt. Blanchard
- Barbara Eiler - Claire Innes
- Jeanette Nolan - Mrs. Austen
- Peter Hansen - Lieutenant Dooley
- Morris Miller - Collins
- Warren Douglas - Pilot
- Ann Doran - Elsie
- Stephen Potter
- Robert Clarke - Ens. David Clough
- Jerry Mathers - Steve
- Director(s):
- Rudolph Maté
- Writer(s):
- John Twist, Derek N. Twist, Harry Brown
- Producer(s):
- Martin Rackin
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