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Hell and High Water
Hell and High Water

Hell and High Water

29 men and one woman ... in the captive world of a submarine !

Genres

AdventureDramaAction

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A privately-financed scientist and his colleagues hire an ex-Navy officer to conduct an Alaskan submarine expedition in order to prevent a Red Chinese anti-American plot that may lead to World War III. Mixes deviously plotted schoolboy fiction with submarine spectacle and cold war heroics.

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Budget

$1870000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

103 mins

Rating

6.1/10

Release Date

06 February 1954

Country

United States of America

Cast

Richard Widmark

Richard Widmark

Capt. Adam Jones

Bella Darvi

Bella Darvi

Denise Montel

Victor Francen

Victor Francen

Prof. Montel

Cameron Mitchell

Cameron Mitchell

'Ski' Brodski

Gene Evans

Gene Evans

Chief Holter

David Wayne

David Wayne

Tugboat Walker

Stephen Bekassy

Stephen Bekassy

Neuman

Richard Loo

Richard Loo

Hakada Fujimori

Robert Adler

Robert Adler

Welles (uncredited)

Eugene Borden

Eugene Borden

French Reporter (uncredited)

Leslie Bradley

Leslie Bradley

Mr. Aylesworth (uncredited)

Henry Kulky

Henry Kulky

McCrossin (uncredited)

Peter Ortiz

Peter Ortiz

Crewman (uncredited)

Ray Stevens

Ray Stevens

Crewman (uncredited)

John Wengraf

John Wengraf

Col. Schuman (uncredited)

Ben Wright

Ben Wright

BBC Announcer (uncredited)

Harry Carter

Harry Carter

Harry Denny

Harry Denny

Frank Kumagai

Frank Kumagai

Eddie Lee

Eddie Lee

Cactus Mack

Cactus Mack

Rollin Moriyama

Rollin Moriyama

Ron Nyman

Ron Nyman

Don Orlando

Don Orlando

Beal Wong

Beal Wong

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