Hell and High Water

1954

1h 43m

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6.1/10

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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.

Directors

Samuel Fuller

Writers

Samuel Fuller(screenplay by)

Jesse Lasky Jr.(screenplay by)

David Hempstead(story by)

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Richard Widmark

Bella Darvi

Victor Francen

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Capt. Adam Jones

Denise Montel

Prof. Montel

'Ski' Brodski

Chief Holter

Tugboat Walker

Neuman

Hakada Fujimori

Welles (uncredited)

French Reporter (uncredited)

Leslie Bradley

Mr. Aylesworth (uncredited)

Henry Kulky

McCrossin (uncredited)

Peter Ortiz

Crewman (uncredited)

Ray Stevens

Crewman (uncredited)

John Wengraf

Col. Schuman (uncredited)

Directors

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Samuel Fuller(screenplay by)

Jesse Lasky Jr.(screenplay by)

David Hempstead(story by)

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7/10

Richard Widmark is on quite good form here, as the veteran naval officer hired by a group of scientists to take a ramshackle old submarine from Japan to investigate some mysterious goings-on on an island under Chinese control, and where they think atomic experiments may be taking place. Setting sail with "Prof. Montel" (Victor Francen) and his assistant "Denise" (Bella Darvi) it soon becomes clear that their scarcely functioning vessel is not going to be the captain's only concern as they have to dodge enemy patrols and reach their target. I like submarine films, and this one isn't bad. Samuel Fuller takes a while to get us underway, but once he does the trip is quite exciting despite the odd romantic interlude. The ending is a bit daft, but the whole film still holds up quite well as a decent adventure with quite a fun underwater duel, an unique rendition of "Don't Fence Me In" and a suitably rousing score, too.

Geronimo196721 Nov, 2022