Run silent, run deep is also the name of a 1958 film of the same name starring clark gable and burt lancaster. Severely, nailbitingly tense the new york times, run silent, run deep is the most exciting film about the silent service ever made. Run silent, run deep cast and crew cast photos and info. It quickly attained best seller status, and in 1959 was made into the classic movie starring clark gable and burt lancaster. 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. The 1951 movie submarine command was also filmed aboard the ronquil ss396 tied alongside the tender sperry in san diego. 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 became a showcase for two legendary actors, but that does not overcome some of the ridiculous aspects of the film. Us navy personnel trained and drilled the cast to insure their actions would appear authentic. 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. His first 2 feature film assignments, in 1958, were for burt lancasters production co. Run silent, run deep is a 1958 film directed by robert wise, starring clark gable and burt lancaster commander p. This is not the book run silent, run deep by edward l.
If you enjoyed this movie clip, please purchase the complete movie and support the classic movies of tomorrow. Run silent traditionally, a submarines ability to avoid detection is defined in terms of its acoustic signature. 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. This, apparently, was the first time that the ua actually acquired a property outright without a ready production schedule. 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. Run silent, run deep 1958 movie clip the japs must. The movie s greatest strength is its amazing technical detail because it was written by an exsubmariner. In fact, the acting by the whole cast is noteworthy. 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. Best mistakes best pictures new this month best comedy quotes most mistakes questions movie quote quiz imdb top 250 best of 2020 run silent run deep 1958 3 mistakes. It contains a condensed version of the edward each book and four other condensed books. Spoilers 2 director robert wise observed that while clark gable was a highly professional actor, he didnt want to work past 5. Run silent, run deep was one of my favorite books as a teenager.
Trivia daily variety reported in may 1955 that united artists had acquired the rights to the novel run silent run deep by cmdr. In two world wars, the german unterseeboot menace almost brought their countrys enemies to their knees. The movie s plot bares little resemblance to the books, and oddly enough, ratchets up. All the trivia you can handle about run silent run deep, 1958, directed by robert wise, with clark gable, burt lancaster, jack warden. Beach jrit was directed by robert wise, produced by harold hecht, and starred clark gable and burt lancaster. Run silent, run deep is a war film released in 1958 based on the 1955 novel by thencommander edward l. But i was also curious about the book that was the movie s basis. The movie became a showcase for two legendary actors. 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. Well, i found a copy of the book and i just finished reading it.
With clark gable, burt lancaster, jack warden, brad dexter. Beach, jr the movie was directed by robert wise and it starred clark gable, burt lancaster, and jack warden. This quiz is about those uboats, and the war against them. Run silent run deep has 2 trivia questions about it.
Beach, but volume 23 autumn 1955 of the readers digest condensed books. Rent run silent, run deep 1958 on dvd and bluray dvd. When the opening credits started to appear, i knew the combo of gable and lancaster would be something worth seeing. The story describes world war ii submarine warfare in the. 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. Homepage trivia quizzes free trivia questions player quiz lists ask funtrivia. Mistakes, goofs, trivia, quotes, pictures and more for run silent run deep 1958.
Clark gable, burt lancaster, jack warden, robert wise, harold hecht, william schorr, franz waxman, edward l. 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. Watch run silent, run deep online stream full movie. Run silent, run deep submarine operations and operational characteristics are largely determined by the accoustical properties of the ocean environment. Run silent run deep 1958 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. Run silent, run deep became a popular film starring clark gable and burt lancaster in 1958. If the depth charges scenes in run silent, run deep were in color they would be just as realistic. Because his previous sub was sunk by the japanese under highly suspect circumstances, richardson inspires nothing but animosity from his new crew. Navy submarine silent service run silent, run deep military ball cap. Run silent run deeps profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. Run silent, run deep clark gable burt lancaster jack warden 1958 despite his lieutenant burt lancaster, a submarine commander clark gable hunts the japanese destroyer that sank his last sub.
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. Literature movie trivia music trivia people religion science trivia sports trivia television video games world. This is a sequel to run silent, run deep by edward l. 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. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Richardson gable had his submarine sunk in the bungo straits by the japanese destroyer akikaze in 1942. 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. Beach jr it was directed by robert wise, produced by harold hecht, and starred clark gable and burt lancaster. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing run silent, run deep near you. Run silent run deep listen and stream free music, albums. I was used as one of the people who buried gable at sea and was on screen for about 1 second. 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. Over the years ive watched the movie run silent, run deep and was impressed with the story of a u.
Rent run silent, run deep 1958 starring burt lancaster and jack warden on dvd and bluray. Read the run silent, run deep movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. 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. 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. But as the movie unfolded, i realised there was a whole extra dimension to. Gable plays submarine commander rich richardson, who assumes command of the uss nerka. Run silent run deep 1958 burt lancaster, clark gable 720p.
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