Submarine Command
| Submarine Command | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | John Farrow |
| Produced by | Joseph Sistrom |
| Written by | Jonathan Latimer (story) |
| Starring |
William Holden Nancy Olson William Bendix |
| Narrated by | William Holden |
| Music by | David Buttolph |
| Cinematography | Lionel Lindon |
| Edited by | Eda Warren |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1 million (US rentals)[1] |
Submarine Command is a 1951 American war film starring William Holden, Don Taylor, Nancy Olson, William Bendix, and Darryl Hickman, directed by John Farrow. The movie is notable for being one of the first to touch on post traumatic stress disorder. After Holden had put $20,000 of his own money into the film, it was panned by critics for its brooding melodrama.[2]
Plot
Commander White (William Holden), during an enemy attack, orders that his submarine dive to avoid destruction[3] and thereby loses the captain of the boat on the last day of World War II.
The bulk of the movie follows his career in the Navy after the war as his doubt and guilt wear on his marriage. Then, just as he is about to resign from the Navy to escape the ghosts of his past, the Korean War begins and the movie concludes as an action thriller.[4]
Cast
- William Holden as Cmdr. Ken White
- Nancy Olson as Carol
- William Bendix as CPO Boyer
- Don Taylor as Lt. Cmdr. Peter Morris
- Arthur Franz as Lt. Arnie Carlson
- Darryl Hickman as Ens. Jack Wheelwright
- Peggy Webber as Mrs. Alice Rice
- Moroni Olsen as Rear Adm. Joshua Rice
- Jack Gregson as Cmdr. Joshua Rice
- Jack Kelly as Lt. Paul Barton
- Don Dunning as Quartermaster Perkins
- Jerry Paris as Sgt. Gentry
- Charles Meredith as Adm. Tobias
- Philip Van Zandt as Gavin
- Gordon Polk as Ralph
Radio adaptation
Submarine Command was presented on Lux Radio Theatre November 17, 1952. The one-hour adaptation starred Holden and Alexis Smith.[5]
Comic book adaption
- Eastern Color Movie Love #12 (December 1951)[6]
References
- ↑ 'Top Box-Office Hits of 1952', Variety, January 7, 1953
- ↑ Submarine Command (1951)
- ↑ http://www.allmovie.com/work/submarine-command-112134
- ↑ MOVIE REVIEW Submarine Command (1951)
- ↑ Kirby, Walter (November 23, 1952). "Better Radio Programs for the Week". The Decatur Daily Review. p. 48. Retrieved June 16, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Movie Love #12". Grand Comics Database.
External links
- Submarine Command at the Internet Movie Database
- Submarine Command at AllMovie
- Submarine Command at the TCM Movie Database
- Submarine Command at the American Film Institute Catalog