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Up Periscope

Year:

1959

Duration:

112 min

Genres:

Action | Drama | Romance | War

IMDB rate:

6.5

Director:

Gordon Douglas

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1959-04-19

Cast

Actor

Character

Bernie Hamilton

James Garner

Lt. J.G. Kenneth M. Braden

Edmond O'Brien

Commander Paul Stevenson

Andra Martin

Sally Johnson

Alan Hale Jr.

Lt. Pat Malone (as Alan Hale)

Carleton Carpenter

Lt. Phil Carney

Frank Gifford

Ensign Cy Mount

William Leslie

Lt. Doherty

Richard Bakalyan

Seaman Peck

Edd Byrnes

Pharmacist Mate Ash (as Edward Byrnes)

Sean Garrison

Seaman Floyd

Henry Kulky

Chief Petty Officer York

Robert Aiken

Seaman Ford (uncredited)

Fred C. Blau Jr.

Junior (uncredited)

Carl Christian

Ships Crewman (uncredited)

Robert Christopher

Ship's Officer (uncredited)

Mary Lou Clifford

Grass Hut Girl (uncredited)

George Crise

Murphy, Radio Operator (uncredited)

Francis De Sales

Captain Quinn (uncredited)

Ann Duggan

Grass Hut Girl (uncredited)

Sandra Edwards

Grass Hut Girl (uncredited)

Rian Garrick

Chase (uncredited)

Chuck Hicks

Sailor (uncredited)

Yoneo Iguchi

Japanese (uncredited)

Glenn Jacobson

Sloan (uncredited)

Joe Jenckes

Sailor (uncredited)

Clifford Kawada

Japanese (uncredited)

Harry Landers

Adams (uncredited)

William Lovett

Sailor (uncredited)

Rod Lynn

Crew Member (uncredited)

Peter Mallen

Shelton (uncredited)

Leonard A. Mazzola

Johnny (uncredited)

Peggy Moffitt

Jukebox Girl (uncredited)

Warren Oates

Seaman Kovacs (uncredited)

Bob Okazaki

Japanese (uncredited)

Michael Pierce

Sailor (uncredited)

Paul Togawa

Japanese (uncredited)

Frank Watkins

Gruber (uncredited)

Robert Whiteside

Collins (uncredited)

James Yagi

Japanese (uncredited)

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Trivia

Up Periscope (1959) was released in '59 (1959). Many years later a parody of the submarine movie genre would be made both in a year with a reverse of this film's year of release (i.e. in '95 (1995)) and with also a title that reverses this movie's title (i.e. Down Periscope (1996)).

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Debut of Warren Oates.

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Average Shot Length = ~8.4 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~8.5 seconds.

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Goofs

When "Lt. Braden" locks out of the submarine to swim to the Japanese island, his aqualung's 2-hose regulator is installed upside down on his diving tank. Normally, the 'horns' on this type of regulator, where the intake and exhaust hoses are installed, is installed so that they're facing up. In the water, and later, on the beach, the regulator is installed correctly.

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The underwater action is supposed to occur in the South Pacific but the kelp (underwater vegetation) and fish are indigenous to Southern California where the scenes were obviously filmed.

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The "Japanese" aircraft that attacks the submarine is a Grumman F8F Bearcat that did not enter service until May 1945.

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Quotes

Lt. j.g. Kenneth M. Braden: How come they call you Weary?

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Commander Paul Stevenson: Oh, uh, one more thing, Mr. Braden, you don't get captured.

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