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The Deep Six

The Deep Six

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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. When he refuses to fire upon an unidentified plane, the word spreads that Austin cannot be relied upon in battle (never mind that the plane turns out to be one of ours). To prove that he's worthy of command, Austin volunteers for a dangerous mission: the rescue of a group of US pilots on a Japanese-held island. The ubiquitous William Bendix costars as Frenchy Shapiro (!), Austin's Jewish petty officer and severest critic. If the film has a villain, it is Keenan Wynn as ambitious Lt. Commander Edge, who seems to despise anyone who isn't a mainline WASP.

Date: 01/15/1958
Rating: 5.4
Cast: Alan Ladd, Dianne Foster, William Bendix, Keenan Wynn, James Whitmore, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Joey Bishop, Barbara Eiler, Ross Bagdasarian, Jeanette Nolan, Walter Reed, Peter Hansen, Richard Crane, Steven Marlo, Perry Lopez, Warren Douglas, Nestor Paiva, Barbara Stuart, Jerry Mathers, Steve Mitchell

Alan Ladd as Alexander 'Alec' Austen in The Deep Six Alan Ladd

Dianne Foster as Susan Cahill in The Deep Six Dianne Foster

William Bendix as 'Frenchy' Shapiro in The Deep Six William Bendix

Keenan Wynn as Lt. Cmdr. Mike Edge in The Deep Six Keenan Wynn

James Whitmore as Cmdr. Warren Meredith in The Deep Six James Whitmore

Efrem Zimbalist Jr. as Lt. Blanchard in The Deep Six Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

Joey Bishop as Ski Krokowski in The Deep Six Joey Bishop

Barbara Eiler as Claire Innes in The Deep Six Barbara Eiler

Ross Bagdasarian as Pvt. Aaron Slobodjian in The Deep Six Ross Bagdasarian

Jeanette Nolan as Mrs. Austen in The Deep Six Jeanette Nolan

Walter Reed as Paul Clemson in The Deep Six Walter Reed

Peter Hansen as Lieutenant Dooley in The Deep Six Peter Hansen

Richard Crane as Lieutenant j.g. Swanson in The Deep Six Richard Crane

Steven Marlo as Collins (as Morris Miller) in The Deep Six Steven Marlo

Perry Lopez as Al Mendoza in The Deep Six Perry Lopez

Warren Douglas as Pilot in The Deep Six Warren Douglas

Nestor Paiva as Pappa Tatos in The Deep Six Nestor Paiva

Barbara Stuart as Ski's Girl in The Deep Six Barbara Stuart

Jerry Mathers as Steve Innes in The Deep Six Jerry Mathers

Steve Mitchell as Blackie in The Deep Six Steve Mitchell

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