Torpedo run is a 1958 american war film directed by joseph pevney. Foley dean jones running late, in torpedo run, 1958. A japanese plane makes a torpedo run amidst tracers and flake in the pacific. Torpedo run is a film programme that first aired in 1958 and has been classified a u certificate. Torpedo run was directed by joseph pevney who had been in the signal corps in wwii. Torpedo run 1958 movie clip good old fujiyama sighting land in their chase after a japanese battleship, sloan ernest borgnine and commander doyle glenn ford elect to surface, with lt. Its a drama movie with an average imdb audience rating of 6. Dean jones, diane brewster, ernest borgnine, glenn ford. Charles lockwood commander of submarine force pacific. Barney doyle and the crew of the submarine greyfish take part in an intensive hunt for the japanese battle ship shinaru, which led the attack on pearl harbor. Having served in submarines for six years, and having seen every submarine movie possible, torpedo run is the most realistic movie yet. Torpedo run download ita, film torpedo run in italiano.
After a year or so of appearing in comedies, glenn ford returned to drama in torpedo run 1958, a wwii submarine movie in which he plays a sub commander relentlessly chasing a japanese aircraft carrier. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 24 hours to finish it. Ww2 usa torpedo boat pt109 ww2 usa lancha torpedera pt109 duration. Torpedo run 1958 scene ww2 war film by bayonet war films. This movie represents one of a select group of a few world war ii submarine movies which have won the one single academy award in a technical category, thats just only the one oscar in either special effects or sound editing. The american submarine greyfish, under lieutenant commandercommander barney. Robb white was partnered with gimmick horror film king william castle during castles most popular and.
These devices are very rarely shown in submarine movies. Watch torpedo run online stream full movie directv. The screenplay was by richard sale and william wister haines, based on sales stories. In the psychological ww2 drama torpedo run, glenn ford plays submarine commander barney doyle, who is obsessed with sinking a particular japanese aircraft carrier. In 1942, the commander of the submarine uss grayfish, barney doyle, is an able ships captain well respected by his men and effective at sea. The result gave me a great sense of what it was like to be on a torpedo board in wwii.
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. I wont spoil any part of this movie but as a war movie fan its in my top 10 war movies of all time list. One thing that is especially interesting about torpedo run is a sub evacuation sequence in which the seamen exit the submarine at the floor of the ocean using momsenlungs, special breathing devices. Torpedo run 1958 stream and watch online moviefone. Torpedo run 1958 a submarine commander is forced to blow up a japanese ship with prisoners. He should have been ashamed of the product he advised on.
Released 1958, torpedo run stars glennford, ernestborgnine, dianebrewster, deanjones the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 38 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which put. Ford is the commander of a submarine and borgnine is his first officer. Torpedo run 1958 film streaming ita i migliori film. 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. His chase is not just a matter of carrying out a mission, however its personal. The navy cooperated with the movie and the technical adviser was adm. The commander of an american submarine during world war ii sets out to destroy the japanese aircraft carrier. I have finally succeeded in removing the spanish subtitles by viewing the dvd on my dvd payeri could not remove subtitles viewing disc on computer. Torpedo run 1958 cast and crew 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.
Torpedo run is a 1958 american war film directed by joseph pevney and starring glenn ford as a world war ii submarine. Torpedo run is available to stream on fubotv and tcm. It was filmed in metrocolor cinemascope, and it stars glenn. Armas historicas guns historical recommended for you. In addition to the tensions brought about by the search, barney is anxious for news on the disposition of his wife jane and young daughter dee dee, who stayed in manila after the invasion of.
Torpedo run dvd 1958 shop the best classic films movie. Glenn ford, ernest borgnine, diane brewster, dean jones, l. The japanese are using prisoners of war as human shieldsincluding his own wife and childrenin a transport ship between. Torpedo run 1958 nominated for an academy award for best visual effects in 1959. With the japanese aircraft carrier that launched the attack on pearl harbor in his sights, american submarine commander lieutenant barney doyle has a terrible decision to make. The bow of the ship is on the right, not the left, as it should be. Torpedo run 1958 directed by joseph pevney and written by william wister haines and richard sale this average world war ii submarine drama stars glenn ford and ernest borgnine. This is referred to in the film as a tanker which it clearly is not. In episode xxxvii the crew dives deeper into the 1958 submarine movie torpedo run, its week 3 of ww2 month gang. Torpedo run 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Their main target is the japanese aircraft akagi, which led the attack on pearl harbor. Torpedo run holds up better better than most old submarine movies and appears to be technically more accurate than most. Torpedo 1958 glenn ford dublagem classica tecnisom youtube. Ernest borgnine and glenn ford in torpedo run 1958 ernest borgnine at an event for torpedo run. Torpedo run was directed by joseph pevney, who also directed the welldone wwii film away all boats 1956. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Torpedo run is a 1958 american war film directed by joseph pevney and starring glenn ford as a world war ii submarine commander in the pacific who is. Torpedo run is a 1958 english film stars glenn ford, joseph pevney, ernest borgnine, diane brewster, dean jones, l. In the opening scene, as captain glenn ford is watching a japanese freighter travel right to left through his submarines periscope, the freighter is actually going backwards. Torpedo run 1958 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. Arnold gillespie and harold humbrock were nominated for an academy award for best visual effects. Torpedo run is a 1958 american war film directed by joseph pevney and starring glenn ford as a world war ii submarine commander in the pacific who is obsessed with sinking a particular japanese aircraft carrier.
A much, much better sub movie was released a few months before this one. You know the drill, ernest borgnine electrifies the screen as a. All in all this is my favorite sub movie and i enjoyed every minute if it. At the beginning of the film a merchant vessel of the three island type is seen. Any portrayal of realism in this movie is purely coincidental. I suspect this model also came out of the mgm effects storeroom from a previous production. Torpedo run is a 1958 american war film directed by joseph pevney and starring glenn ford as a. Jones, philip ober, richard carlyle, fredd wayne, don keefer, robert hardy, paul picerni, richard sale, richard sale, william wister haines. Torpedo run 1958 watch on fubotv, tcm, and streaming online.
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