TMDb Rating
5.6/10
16 verified votes
Submarine Command (1951)
WarDrama
87 min
"Daring naval rescue-raid off Korea !"
Plot Summary
Submarine commander Ken White is forced to suddenly submerge, leaving his captain and another crew member to die outside the sub during WW II. Subsequent years of meaningless navy ground assignments and the animosity of a former sailor, leave White (now a captain) feeling guilty and empty. His life spirals downward and his wife is about to leave him. Suddenly, he is forced into a dangerous rescue situation at the start of the Koren War.... reassigned to the same submarine where all of his problems began.
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Keywords to include
WarDramaJohn FarrowWilliam HoldenNancy Olson1951
Director
John Farrow
Top Cast
William HoldenNancy OlsonWilliam BendixDon TaylorArthur Franz
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