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1954 film by Samuel Fuller

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6.0

A privately-financed scientist and his colleagues hire an ex-Navy officer to conduct an Alaskan submarine expedition in order to prevent a Red Chinese anti-American plot that may lead to World War III. Mixes deviously plotted schoolboy fiction with submarine spectacle and cold war heroics.

Released: 1954-02-01103 minDir: Samuel FullerAdventure, Drama, ActionBudget: $1.9M

Cast

  • Richard Widmark as Capt. Adam Jones
  • Bella Darvi as Denise Montel
  • Victor Francen as Prof. Montel
  • Cameron Mitchell as 'Ski' Brodski
  • Gene Evans as Chief Holter
  • David Wayne as Tugboat Walker

Themes

  • submarine
  • alaska

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Ratings

IMDb

6.1/10

2,546 votes

Year
1954
Runtime
103 min
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Screenwriter
Samuel Fuller
Cast member
Harlan Warde
Production company
20th Century Studios
Cinematographer
Joseph MacDonald
Narrative location
Tokyo
Duration
103
FilmAffinity ID
998942
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1954-07-31
title
Hell and High Water
production designer
Leland Fuller
costume designer
William Travilla
film editor
James B. Clark
distributed by
Netflix
capital cost
1870000
box office
2700000
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