Battle of the Coral Sea (film)
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Director Paul Wendkos Genre War film Language English | 5.8/10 IMDb Music director Ernest Gold Duration Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writer Stephen Kandel , Daniel B. Ullman Release date November 1959 Cast Cliff Robertson (Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Conway), Gia Scala (Karen Philips), Teru Shimada (Comm. Mori), Patricia Cutts (Lt. Peg Whitcomb), Gene Blakely (Lt. Len Ross), Rian Garrick (Al Schechter)Similar movies Das Boot , The Bedford Incident , Hostile Waters , Goliath Awaits , Jaws , For Your Eyes Only | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eurasian girl (Gia Scala) helps U.S. sub commander (Cliff Robertson) and others escape.
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Battle of the Coral Sea is a 1959 film directed by Paul Wendkos. It stars Cliff Robertson and Gia Scala.
A US submarine and its crew are captured by the Japanese on the eve of a major WWII battle.
Plot
The crew of an American submarine are on a reconnaissance mission photographing Japanese installations through a periscope camera. When attacked by the Japanese (with similarities to the USS Perch) the submarine is scuttled and the crew is captured. Tortured by the Japanese, with the help of British and Australian prisoners the crew makes an escape bid to get their information to the Allies. The film ends with footage of the Battle of the Coral Sea that according to the film was made possible through the information brought back by the submariners.
Cast
Filming Locations
Catalina Island, and the Channel Islands off the coast of California
References
Battle of the Coral Sea (film) WikipediaBattle of the Coral Sea (film) IMDb Battle of the Coral Sea (film) themoviedb.org