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War

Submarine X-1

- Hell can be very cold…very wet…and very deep!

After losing a submarine and fifty crew in a battle with a German ship during WWII, a Royal Navy officer gets a second chance in a daring raid with midget subs.

Release Date : 1968-03-22

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : The Mirisch CompanyOakmont Productions

Production Country : United KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

James Caan

Character Name : Cmdr. Richard Bolton, RNVR

Original Name : James Caan

Gender : Male

David Sumner

Character Name : Lt. Davies R.N.V.R

Original Name : David Sumner

Gender : Male

Norman Bowler

Character Name : Sub-Lt. Pennington, RN

Original Name : Norman Bowler

Gender : Male

Paul Young

Character Name : Leading Seaman Quentin

Original Name : Paul Young

Gender : Male

Brian Grellis

Character Name : CPO Barquist X 3

Original Name : Brian Grellis

Gender : Male

William Dysart

Character Name : Lt. Robert Talbot Gogan R.N.R.

Original Name : William Dysart

Gender : Male

John Kelland

Character Name : Sub-Lt. Keith Willis, RNVR

Original Name : John Kelland

Gender : Male

Kenneth Farrington

Character Name : CPO Boker Knowles

Original Name : Kenneth Farrington

Gender : Male

Carl Rigg

Character Name : CPO Norman Kennedy

Original Name : Carl Rigg

Gender : Male

Steve Kirby

Character Name : Leading Seaman X-2

Original Name : Steve Kirby

Gender : Male

Nick Tate

Character Name : Leading Seaman X-1

Original Name : Nick Tate

Gender : Male

George Pravda

Character Name : Capt. Erlich of the 'Lindendorf'

Original Name : George Pravda

Gender : Male

Rupert Davies

Character Name : Vice Admiral Redmayne (uncredited)

Original Name : Rupert Davies

Gender : Male

Keith Alexander

Character Name : Sub. Lt. X-3

Original Name : Keith Alexander

Gender : Male

Reviews

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@Geronimo1967

2025-01-07

If you remember "Above us the Waves" (1955) you'll get the gist of this story for James Caan. He's "Bolton", a man with plenty to prove to his superiors and himself after a tragedy struck a previous command. He's a bit of a slave driver, and that doesn't make him popular amongst his crews who find themselves training more and more aboard their tiny submarines on a remote Scottish loch. A raid by some Nazi paratroopers makes them realise, though, that their operations are now on the enemy radar, so expediency kicks in and their mission announced. They are to sail to the steep-sided fjords of Norway and there attack a powerful enemy ship that's been raiding the transatlantic convoys. It's all highly experimental stuff, but can "Bolton" and his highly trained sailors manage to hit their target? It's all fairly standard fayre, this, but it's still quite entertaining - especially in their glorified sardine cans being tossed about in heavy seas, avoiding nets and mines and their own claustrophobia. Caan does enough to keep it moving, and there is enough for the supporting cast of malcontents - an unremarkable collection of B-list British regulars - to set up the full effect of the denouement, but I doubt you'll remember it for long.