The Deep Six

The Deep Six
Directed by Rudolph Maté
Produced by Martin Rackin
Alan Ladd
Written by Martin Dibner (novel)
Harry Brown (writer)
Martin Rackin (writer)
John Twist writer
Starring Alan Ladd
Dianne Foster
William Bendix
Music by David Buttolph
Cinematography John F. Seitz
Editing by Roland Gross
Studio Jaguar Productions
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date(s) January 15, 1958 (1958-01-15)
Running time 105 min
Country  United States
Language English

The Deep Six is a 1958 Warnercolor World War II drama film directed by Rudolph Maté, was based on a novel with the same name by Martin Dibner. Naval gunnery officer Alec Austin (Alan Ladd), a Quaker, refuses to fire upon an unidentified plane, but volunteers for a dangerous mission to rescue of a group of US pilots on a Japanese-held island.

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