Up Periscope (1959)
The man they called the 'human torpedo' - the secret underwater marauder who hit like no man hit before!
Lieutenant Braden discovers that Sally, the woman he's been falling in love with, has actually been checking out his qualifications to be a U.S. Navy frogman. He must put his personal life behind him after being assigned to be smuggled into a Japanese-held island via submarine to photograph radio codes.
- Date of release
- 1959-03-04
- TMDB
- 6.2 / 10 (37)
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Genres
- War, Adventure, Action
- Director
- Gordon Douglas
Casting
- James Garner — Lt. J. G. Kenneth M. Braden
- Edmond O'Brien — Commander Paul Stevenson
- Andra Martin — Sally Johnson
- Alan Hale Jr. — Lt. Pat Malone
- Carleton Carpenter — Lt. Phil Carney
- Frank Gifford — Ensign Cy Mount
- William Leslie — Lt. Doherty
- Richard Bakalyan — Seaman Peck
- Edd Byrnes — Pharmacist Mate Ash
- Sean Garrison — Seaman Floyd
- Henry Kulky — Chief Petty Officer York
- Warren Oates — Seaman Kovacs
Interesting facts
Up Periscope is a 1959 World War II submarine film drama directed by Gordon Douglas, produced by Aubrey Schenck and starring James Garner and Edmond O'Brien. The supporting cast features Andra Martin, Alan Hale Jr., Edd Byrnes, Warren Oates and Saundra Edwards. The film was shot and processed in WarnerScope and Technicolor and was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The screenplay was written by Richard H. Landau and Robb White, adapted from White's novel of the same name.
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