The Deep Six
1958, English. Directed by Rudolph Maté.
We'll get there and we'll get 'em out!
The conflict between duty and conscience is explored in the WWII drama The Deep Six. Alan Ladd stars as Naval gunnery officer Alec Austin, a Quaker whose sincere pacifist sentiments do not sit well with his crew members. When he refuses to fire upon an unidentified plane, the word spreads that Austin cannot be relied upon in battle (never mind that the plane turns out to be one of ours). To prove that he's worthy of command, Austin volunteers for a dangerous mission: the rescue of a group of US pilots on a Japanese-held island. The ubiquitous William Bendix costars as Frenchy Shapiro (!), Austin's Jewish petty officer and severest critic. If the film has a villain, it is Keenan Wynn as ambitious Lt. Commander Edge, who seems to despise anyone who isn't a mainline WASP.
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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Cast & crew
- Rudolph MatéDirector
- Alan LaddAlexander 'Alec' Austen
- Dianne FosterSusan Cahill
- William Bendix'Frenchy' Shapiro
- Keenan WynnLt. Cmdr. Mike Edge
- James WhitmoreCmdr. Warren Meredith
- Efrem Zimbalist Jr.Lt. Blanchard
- Joey BishopSki Krokowski
- Barbara EilerClaire Innes
- Ross BagdasarianPvt. Aaron Slobodjian
- Jeanette NolanMrs. Austen
- Walter ReedPaul Clemson
- Peter HansenLieutenant Dooley
Details
- Released
- 15 January 1958
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Harry Brown
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The Deep Six runs 105 minutes (1h 45m).
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The Deep Six is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
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The Deep Six isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 15 January 1958. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Deep Six?
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Who directed The Deep Six?
The Deep Six (1958) was directed by Rudolph Maté and stars Alan Ladd, Dianne Foster, William Bendix.