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Hell and High Water

- 29 men and one woman ... in the captive world of a submarine !

A privately-financed scientist and his colleagues hire an ex-Navy officer to conduct an Alaskan submarine expedition in order to prevent a Red Chinese anti-American plot that may lead to World War III. Mixes deviously plotted schoolboy fiction with submarine spectacle and cold war heroics.

Release Date : 1954-02-06

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 20th Century Fox

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Richard Widmark

Character Name : Capt. Adam Jones

Original Name : Richard Widmark

Gender : Male

Bella Darvi

Character Name : Denise Montel

Original Name : Bella Darvi

Gender : Female

Victor Francen

Character Name : Prof. Montel

Original Name : Victor Francen

Gender : Male

Cameron Mitchell

Character Name : 'Ski' Brodski

Original Name : Cameron Mitchell

Gender : Male

Gene Evans

Character Name : Chief Holter

Original Name : Gene Evans

Gender : Male

David Wayne

Character Name : Tugboat Walker

Original Name : David Wayne

Gender : Male

Stephen Bekassy

Character Name : Neuman

Original Name : Stephen Bekassy

Gender : Male

Richard Loo

Character Name : Hakada Fujimori

Original Name : Richard Loo

Gender : Male

Robert Adler

Character Name : Welles (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Adler

Gender : Male

Eugene Borden

Character Name : French Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Eugene Borden

Gender : Male

Leslie Bradley

Character Name : Mr. Aylesworth (uncredited)

Original Name : Leslie Bradley

Gender : Male

Henry Kulky

Character Name : McCrossin (uncredited)

Original Name : Henry Kulky

Gender : Male

Peter Ortiz

Character Name : Crewman (uncredited)

Original Name : Peter Ortiz

Gender : Male

Ray Stevens

Character Name : Crewman (uncredited)

Original Name : Ray Stevens

Gender : Male

John Wengraf

Character Name : Col. Schuman (uncredited)

Original Name : John Wengraf

Gender : Male

Ben Wright

Character Name : BBC Announcer (uncredited)

Original Name : Ben Wright

Gender : Male

Harry Carter

Character Name :

Original Name : Harry Carter

Gender : Male

Harry Denny

Character Name :

Original Name : Harry Denny

Gender : Male

Frank Kumagai

Character Name :

Original Name : Frank Kumagai

Gender : Male

Eddie Lee

Character Name :

Original Name : Eddie Lee

Gender : Male

Cactus Mack

Character Name :

Original Name : Cactus Mack

Gender : Male

Rollin Moriyama

Character Name :

Original Name : Rollin Moriyama

Gender : Male

Ron Nyman

Character Name :

Original Name : Ron Nyman

Gender : Male

Don Orlando

Character Name :

Original Name : Don Orlando

Gender : Male

Beal Wong

Character Name :

Original Name : Beal Wong

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-11-21

Richard Widmark is on quite good form here, as the veteran naval officer hired by a group of scientists to take a ramshackle old submarine from Japan to investigate some mysterious goings-on on an island under Chinese control, and where they think atomic experiments may be taking place. Setting sail with "Prof. Montel" (Victor Francen) and his assistant "Denise" (Bella Darvi) it soon becomes clear that their scarcely functioning vessel is not going to be the captain's only concern as they have to dodge enemy patrols and reach their target. I like submarine films, and this one isn't bad. Samuel Fuller takes a while to get us underway, but once he does the trip is quite exciting despite the odd romantic interlude. The ending is a bit daft, but the whole film still holds up quite well as a decent adventure with quite a fun underwater duel, an unique rendition of "Don't Fence Me In" and a suitably rousing score, too.