Robert Wise director of such wonderful classic musicals as "West Side Story" and " The Sound of Music" was also the director of this suspenseful war film, one of the best in that sub-genre of Submarine movies! in my opinion. Starring Burt Lancaster and Clark Gable as the veteran Sub Captain, "RUN SILENT, RUN DEEP" reveals some interesting similarities with the classic "Mutiny on the Bounty" plot but this time with a sympathetic Captain that in the end comes off rightious. Great actors, good story filled with suspense and dramatic action this is a 1950's submarine thriller with great story and direction. Crimson Tide directed by the late Tony Scott certainly owes a generous wink to Run Silent, Run Deep.
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