The Deep Six

Synopsis

The conflict between duty and conscience is explored in the WWII drama The Deep Six. Alan Ladd stars as Naval gunnery officer Alec Austin, a Quaker whose sincere pacifist sentiments do not sit well with his crew members. When he refuses to fire upon an unidentified plane, the word spreads that Austin cannot be relied upon in battle (never mind that the plane turns out to be one of ours). To prove that he's worthy of command, Austin volunteers for a dangerous mission: the rescue of a group of US pilots on a Japanese-held island. The ubiquitous William Bendix costars as Frenchy Shapiro (!), Austin's Jewish petty officer and severest critic. If the film has a villain, it is Keenan Wynn as ambitious Lt. Commander Edge, who seems to despise anyone who isn't a mainline WASP.

Main Cast

Alan Ladd

Alexander 'Alec' Austen

Age : 50 | Popularity : 11%

Dianne Foster

Susan Cahill

Age : 95 | Popularity : 5%

William Bendix

'Frenchy' Shapiro

Age : 58 | Popularity : 5%

Keenan Wynn

Lt. Cmdr. Mike Edge

Age : 70 | Popularity : 13%

James Whitmore

Cmdr. Warren Meredith

Age : 87 | Popularity : 19%

Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

Lt. Blanchard

Age : 95 | Popularity : 8%

Joey Bishop

Ski Krokowski

Age : 89 | Popularity : 7%

Barbara Eiler

Claire Innes

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Rudolph Maté
Writing	Screenplay	Harry Brown
	Novel	Martin Dibner
Camera	Director of Photography	John F. Seitz
Crew	Stunts	Ronnie Rondell Jr.
Art	Set Decoration	William Wallace
Department	Role	Name

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