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The Deep Six is a 1958 American World War II drama film directed by Rudolph Maté, loosely based on a novel of the same name by Martin Dibner. The film stars Alan Ladd , who co-produced it, William Bendix , Dianne Foster , Keenan Wynn , James Whitmore , and Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
The Deep Six: Directed by Rudolph Maté. With Alan Ladd, Dianne Foster, William Bendix, Keenan Wynn. Called to active duty during World War II, U.S. Navy Reserve lieutenant Alec Austin struggles to do his military duties while observing his Quaker beliefs, to the dismay of his comrades.
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- Drama, War
- Rudolph Maté
- 1958-03-09
Watching The Deep Six (1958), an earnest, boisterous WWII naval drama Ladd made with his own production company six years before he died, you can feel the question become too large to answer. Ladd became famous in This Gun for Hire (1942), for essentially inventing the granite-faced, ultra-calm man of violence, and his acting style thereafter ...
- R. Maté, Dick Moder, John Waters
- Alan Ladd
The Deep Six is a 1958 war film starring Alan Ladd as a submarine commander. IMDb provides the full list of cast and crew members, including writers, producers, directors, and more.
Director. Martin Dibner. Novel. Harry Brown. Screenplay. 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.
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The Deep Six (1958) The conflict between duty and conscience is explored in this WWII drama. Alan Ladd stars as Naval gunnery officer Alec Austin, a Quaker whose sincere pacifist sentiments do not sit well with his crew members.
The Deep Six concerns a naval reserve officer who because of his Quaker upbringing freezes in a combat situation. The men on the ship lose confidence in him and his only friend is the CPO on the destroyer, played by William Bendix. In fact Bendix gives the best performance in the film.
