The captain of a submarine sunk by the Japanese during WWII is finally given a chance to skipper another sub after a year of working a desk job. His singleminded determination for revenge against the destroyer that sunk his previous vessel puts his new crew in unneccessary danger.

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Cast

Clark Gable

Cmdr. Richardson

Burt Lancaster

Lt. Jim Bledsoe

Jack Warden

Yeoman 1st Class Mueller

Brad Dexter

Cartwright

Don Rickles

Quartermaster 1st Class Ruby

Nick Cravat

Russo

Joe Maross

Kohler

Mary LaRoche

Laura Richardson

Eddie Foy III

Larto

Rudy Bond

Sonarman 1st Class Cullen

Clark Gable — Cmdr. Richardson

William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901 – November 16, 1960) was an American actor. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Gable the seventh-greatest male star of all-time. His most famous role was Rhett Butler in the 1939 Civil War epic film Gone with the Wind, in which he starred with Vivien Leigh. His performance earned him his third nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor; he won for

Burt Lancaster — Lt. Jim Bledsoe

Burton Stephen "Burt" Lancaster (November 2, 1913 – October 20, 1994) was an American film actor noted for his athletic physique and distinctive smile (which he called "The Grin"). Later he took roles that went against his initial "tough guy" image. In the late 1950s Lancaster abandoned his "all-American" image and came to be regarded as one of the best actors of his generation.

Jack Warden — Yeoman 1st Class Mueller

Jack Warden (born John Warden Lebzelter Jr.; September 18, 1920 – July 19, 2006) was an American actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Shampoo (1975) and Heaven Can Wait (1978). He received a BAFTA nomination for the former, and won a Primetime Emmy Award for his performance in Brian's Song (1971).