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Submarine Command

Movie·1951·War, Drama·1h 27m·Directed by John Farrow

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Submarine commander Ken White is forced to suddenly submerge, leaving his captain and another crew member to die outside the sub during WW II. Subsequent years of meaningless navy ground assignments and the animosity of a former sailor, leave White (now a captain) feeling guilty and empty. His life spirals downward and his wife is about to leave him. Suddenly, he is forced into a dangerous rescue situation at the start of the Koren War.... reassigned to the same submarine where all of his problems began.

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William HoldenWilliam HoldenLt. Cmdr. Ken WhiteNancy OlsonNancy OlsonCarolWilliam BendixWilliam BendixCPO BoyerDon TaylorDon TaylorLt. Cmdr. Peter MorrisArthur FranzArthur FranzLt. Arnie CarlsonDarryl HickmanDarryl HickmanEns. Jack WheelwrightPeggy WebberPeggy WebberMrs. Alice RiceMoroni OlsenMoroni OlsenRear Adm. Joshua Rice

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