Run Silent, Run Deep (1958), Director: Robert Wise, rated Approved

Gable and Lancaster make the seas boil in the battle adventure that hits like a torpedo!

Starring: Clark Gable, Burt Lancaster, Jack Warden, Brad Dexter, Don Rickles, Nick Cravat, Joe Maross, Mary LaRoche, Eddie Foy III

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ - great

"A fleet boat of the Navy, a submarine with her fighting power still intact! And you'd take her back to Pearl? I don't believe it!" - Cmdr. Richardson

Why watch this? This is a World-War-sized clash between to alpha males on a tiny sub.

Plot Summary: Commander Richardson persuades the Navy to give him command of a submarine. He gets the USS Nerka, along with its executive officer Jim Bledsoe, whom the men trust. Richardson drives the men hard and we learn his real objective is to sink a Japanese ship called "Bungo Pete".

Dad's Preview: This film shines because of the conflict between the two men in charge - we're talking a testosterone burger here. It was wise to film this realistic, gritty war picture in black and white. Gable and Lancaster really go at each other! I firmly believe this film inspired Crimson Tide (1995), as they have similar story lines.

Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Productions; United Artists