| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Nominated | Oscar | Best Effects, Special Effects A. Arnold Gillespie Harold Humbrock |
MGM
Directed by Joseph Pevney
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(VHS, MGM)
(Turner Classic Movies)
Glenn Ford is a submarine commander hunting a coveted Japanese carrier in the Pacific. The Japs use a transport ship full of American POWs, including the wife and child of Ford, as a screen and it gets destroyed in the battle. The tragedy only makes Ford more determined than ever to sink the elusive ship. The submarine manages to enter Tokyo Bay through a mine field and nets, but misses the target and must return for repairs. A final battle between the two enemies includes a dramatic underwater escape. It's intelligently written, with good rapport between Ford and his chief officer Ernest Borgnine, and a classic of the submarine genre.
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