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The Deep Six is a 1958 American World War II drama film directed by Rudolph Maté, [1] loosely based on a novel of the same name by Martin Dibner. [2] The film stars Alan Ladd , who co-produced it, William Bendix , Dianne Foster , Keenan Wynn , James Whitmore , Ross Bagdasarian and Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
The Deep Six: Directed by Rudolph Maté. With Alan Ladd, Dianne Foster, William Bendix, Keenan Wynn. Called to active duty during World War II, U.S. Navy Reserve lieutenant Alec Austin struggles to do his military duties while observing his Quaker beliefs, to the dismay of his comrades.
The Deep Six concerns a naval reserve officer who because of his Quaker upbringing freezes in a combat situation. The men on the ship lose confidence in him and his only friend is the CPO on the destroyer, played by William Bendix.
Shunned as a pacifist, a Quaker Navy officer (Alan Ladd) turns hero after the enemy guns down his buddy (William Bendix). TOP CRITIC. It's inept, and cliche ridden, with our hero being woodenly ...
Recent reviews. 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.
David N. Butterworth rec.arts.movies.reviews Less "the thundering story of the mighty bring-'em-out-alive mission of the USS Poe," and more a character study of a conflicted man of faith. And...
5 sie 2019 · It’s in the deep six because of the strident dialogue, wooden acting, cliche wartime military characters and lame comedy. Harry Brown adapts his screenplay from the novel by Martin Dibner. Fading star Alan Ladd, looking puffy and old, put up his own dough to produce with his independent company this uninspiring formulaic Navy drama.
