Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
1991, English. Directed by Robert Iscove.
True story of the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, its crew's struggle to survive the sharks and exposure, and the captain's scape-goat court-martial.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis is streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, and Philo in India.
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Cast & crew
- Robert IscoveDirector
- Stacy KeachCapt. Charles Butler McVay
- Richard ThomasLieutenant Steven Scott
- Steve LandesbergLipscombe
- Don HarveyKinderman
- Robert CicchiniD'Angelo
- David CarusoWilkes
- Bob GuntonChaplain
- Cary-Hiroyuki TagawaHashimoto
- Jeffrey NordlingTasker
- Tim GuineeDobson
- Neil GiuntoliGoldstein
- Gordon ClappElias
Details
- Released
- 29 September 1991
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Alan Sharp
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Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
Which OTT platform is Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis on?
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis is streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, and Philo in India. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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If you liked Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, try The Scarlet and the Black, Britannic, Uprising.
Who directed Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis?
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (1991) was directed by Robert Iscove and stars Stacy Keach, Richard Thomas, Steve Landesberg.