Run Silent, Run Deep

Pros: Lancaster, Gable, story, photography, score, direction by Robert Wise
Cons: Not a one

"We'll take her with decks awash." Lt. Jim Bledsoe

Run Silent, Run Deep is a classic - the king of the WWII submarine movies with plot points echoed by later valiant efforts like Das Boot and U-571.

Clark...

Pros: Gable-Lancaster conflict; tight pacing and tense action scenes
Cons: Doesn't break much new ground; a few visual flubs

One of the harshest realities authors of either non-fiction or fiction books or stories must face is that when a Hollywood studio buys one of their "properties" for adaptation into film or television series, chances are that they, the writers, won't be ...

Pros: Technically skillful, wonderfully acted, the essence of a submarine movie
Cons: At 93 minutes, it doesn't have the time to run very deep.

When the writers of K-19: The Widowmaker decided their story needed more conflict, they went and pillaged Run Silent, Run Deep. When the writers of U-571 decided their story needed a premise, they went and raided Run Silent, Run...

Pros: Burt Landcaster and Clark Gable
Cons: None

“Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn!” Oop’s, right actor, wrong movie! If you saw the recent submarine movie U-571 and enjoyed the battle scenes that were in that picture then you might find the 1958 war adventure Run Silent, Run Deep to be equally...

Pros: Lancaster, Gable, special effects, set design. Great for naval buffs
Cons: Sub warfare looks too easy.

When it came out in 1958, "Run Silent, Run Deep" was the movie on subs. Today, other films are able to provide better special effects amid more convincing environments. Still, it has two of the biggest names in Hollywood’s history and some great...