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Nov 15, 1989 · Submarine: Steel Boats, Iron Men: Directed by David Hoffman, Kirk Wolfinger. With Edward L. Beach, Tom Clancy, Robert Lansing. A nuclear submarine on patrol.
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- David Hoffman, Kirk Wolfinger
- 1989-11-15
Who are these men, who live confined in a steel tube deep in the ocean for months at a time, surrounded by a hostile environment, in constant danger? What do they do and why do they do it? Everyday, American submariners go below the waves for months at a time on submarine patrols.
Submarine: Steel Boats - Iron Men. The is the only program (Primetime PBS Special) where the US Navy allowed a film crew to go down with a sub to see what happens below the waves. The resulting film presents a look inside a state of the art nuclear powered sub on patrol. 91 IMDb 7.7 57min 1989.
Interviews with the crew of the Rickover help us understand why they endure the danger, loneliness and confinement of submarine service. 90 56min 1989. NR. Documentary · Military and War.
A civilian film crew goes along on a routine sea patrol of the United States nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 709). Also, retired submarine commanders and military experts discuss the tactics and strategy of undersea warfare, from the early days of World War I to the revolutionary changes brought on by atomic power.
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Who are these men, who live confined in a steel tube deep in the ocean for months at a time, surrounded by a hostile environment, in constant danger? What do they do and why do they do it?
