VHS : Run Silent Run Deep [VHS]

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Run Silent Run Deep [VHS]
starring: Clark Gable, Burt Lancaster, Jack Warden, Brad Dexter, Don Rickles
directed by: Robert Wise

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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Editorial Review:

Amazon.com:
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. It remains one of the seminal World War II submarine pictures, and its intelligent script and tautly executed action are clearly echoed in such later submarine dramas as Das Boot and especially Crimson Tide, which borrows liberally from this 1958 film.

In one of his best and final roles (he appeared in only four films after this), Clark Gable plays a submarine captain without a command, having been saddled with a desk job after his previous ship was destroyed due to his overzealous pursuit of the enemy in dangerous Japanese waters. He finally gets another boat--this time with a vigilant first officer (Burt Lancaster), who stands poised to assume command if Gable puts his crew in unnecessary danger. The tension and mutual respect between these two principled men is superbly written and directed (Robert Wise was just two years away from his triumph with West Side Story), and the crucial inclusion of a strong supporting cast (including Jack Warden and Don Rickles) enhances the movie's compelling authenticity. Based on a novel by former submarine commander Edward L. Beach, Run Silent, Run Deep is rousing entertainment with the added benefit of paying honorable tribute to the men who navigated through the most frightening and claustrophobic channels of the Pacific theater. --Jeff Shannon

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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304196953
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, HiFi Sound, Original recording reissued, NTSC
ISBN: 6304196954
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageJapaneseOriginal Language
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Release Date: November 12, 1996
Running Time: 93 minutes
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: March 27, 1958

Customer Reviews

Overrated and dated

The Bottom Line:

Run Silent, Run Deep is often said to be one of the best submarine films ever made but even in such a narrow genre it's not at the pinnacle; poor special effects (obvious wires on the obvious models in the obvious tank) and poor pacing (the middle sags quite a bit at times) along with Clark Gable's one-note performance as the captain mar this modest but not great movie whose reputation far exceeds its qualities as a film.

2.5/4

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