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Submarine Seahawk

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Paul Turner (John Bentley), a military tactician with little seafaring experience, is assigned as lieutenant commander on the USS Seahawk. Turner is to pilot the submarine on a secret mission, about which his crew is kept in the dark. Inevitably, they resent their new leader for his privileged information, adherence to the rules and refusal to fire on the Japanese subs that they spot. Eventually, they learn Turner is just following orders, and the Seahawk is on a veritable suicide mission.
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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A vigorously played AIP submarine B-film. Rated: C- Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member I am a former submariner, and this movie is much more realistic than several others I have seen. As one of the characters says, "We're expendable." We always knew this. I'd like to know which boat they used in filming this movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review jeffrey g The plot is solid, exactly what you'd expect from a World War II sub movie, but much of the acting is a little on the melodramatic side. Lots of out-of-place action music in the background during normal discussions during the movie. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Amazing war footage at the very end. The special effects are worth the watch to get to the bombing scene. The acting is stilted and not believable. You have zero sympathy for the characters in the movie. Very 1 dimensional. I think I could make a better WWII submarine interior in my man cave. Still if you love WWII submarine movies like I do, it is an important one to add to the list. I think some of the footage was re-used from "Destination Tokyo," but I could be wrong. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member WWII naval drama that sacrifices a little realism for the sake of abundant zeal. A propaganda piece that's tempered with a tiny bit of charm and humanity. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Spencer Gordon Bennet

Director

John Bentley

Lt. Cmdr. Paul Turner

Brett Halsey

Lt. David Shore

Wayne Heffley

Cmdr. Dean Stoker

Steve Mitchell

CPO Andy Flowers

Henry McCann

Seaman Ellis Bellis
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Synopsis Paul Turner (John Bentley), a military tactician with little seafaring experience, is assigned as lieutenant commander on the USS Seahawk. Turner is to pilot the submarine on a secret mission, about which his crew is kept in the dark. Inevitably, they resent their new leader for his privileged information, adherence to the rules and refusal to fire on the Japanese subs that they spot. Eventually, they learn Turner is just following orders, and the Seahawk is on a veritable suicide mission.
Director
Spencer Gordon Bennet
Producer
Alex Gordon
Screenwriter
Lou Rusoff, Owen Harris
Production Co
Golden State Productions
Genre
War
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 10, 2019
Runtime
1h 23m
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