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Torpedo Run

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Lieutenant Commander Barney Doyle is in charge of the submarine whose task it is to destroy the Shinaru, the Japanese aircraft carrier which launched the attack on Pearl Harbor. Doyle undertakes this mission, despite the fact that there is a transport in the way which is carrying his wife and child, captured by the enemy and being used as a shield to protect their vessel.

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David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...a sporadically compelling yet mostly underwhelming war picture... Rated: 2/4 Dec 12, 2021 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A well-crafted submarine psychological thriller, from a novel by Richard Sale. Rated: C+ Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Good action, good simulation (for 1958), fair plot. Still not sure why he did not set the torpedoes to run deeper and go under the transport to hit the carrier... may not have worked but if it would have, then, of course then no plot! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Torpedo Run holds up better better than most old submarine movies and appears to be technically more accurate than most. It's not up to the standard of Das Boot, but definitely worth watching. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the great submarine movies! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Not the greatest of it's genre as it doesn't explore too well Glenn Ford's dilemma and psyche, but as an action drama it does tick the box. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member wow umnn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch....its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie....i think that glenn ford, ernest borgnine, diane brewster play good roles/parts throughout this movie....i think that the director of this drama/war/action/adventure movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie its a brilliant war movie n its a good story throughout this movie n its enjoyable Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Mediocre WWII submarine film that's made entertaining by the presence of Glenn Ford and Ernest Borgnine. Not available on DVD but TCM showed an nice widescreen version of the film on cable. Rock on TCM! Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Lieutenant Commander Barney Doyle is in charge of the submarine whose task it is to destroy the Shinaru, the Japanese aircraft carrier which launched the attack on Pearl Harbor. Doyle undertakes this mission, despite the fact that there is a transport in the way which is carrying his wife and child, captured by the enemy and being used as a shield to protect their vessel.
Director
Joseph Pevney
Producer
Edmund Grainger
Screenwriter
Richard Sale, William Wister Haines
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
War
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 24, 1958, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
May 7, 2017
Runtime
1h 38m
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