The captain of a submarine sunk by the Japanese during WWII is finally given a chance to skipper another sub after a year of working a desk job. His singleminded determination for revenge against the destroyer that sunk his previous vessel puts his new crew in unneccessary danger.
Clark Gable
as Cmdr, Richardson
Burt Lancaster
as Lt. Jim Bledsoe
Jack Warden
as Yeoman 1st Class Mueller
Brad Dexter
as Cartwright
Don Rickles
as Quartermaster 1st Class Ruby
Nick Cravat
as Russo
Joe Maross
as Kohler
Mary LaRoche
as Laura Richardson
Eddie Foy III
as Larto
Rudy Bond
as Sonarman 1st Class Cullen
Jimmy Bates
as Jessie (uncredited)
Joel Fluellen
as Bragg (uncredited)