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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…
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Hell and High Water
“29 men and one woman ... in the captive world of a submarine !”
60%
Movie
1h 43m
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Hell and High Water (1954) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Hell and High Water (1954) — a movie tagged as Adventure, Drama, and Action with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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. Our models also surface themes such as war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~103 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Hell and High Water 60% (64 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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Synopsis
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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- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1954-02-01
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- TMDB rating
- 6.0
- TMDB ID
- 23097
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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 ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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The official runtime for Hell and High Water is approximately 103 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Richard Widmark
Capt. Adam Jones
Bella Darvi
Denise Montel
Victor Francen
Prof. Montel
Cameron Mitchell
'Ski' Brodski
Gene Evans
Chief Holter
David Wayne
Tugboat Walker
Stephen Bekassy
Neuman
Richard Loo
Hakada Fujimori
Robert Adler
Welles (uncredited)
Eugene Borden
French Reporter (uncredited)
Leslie Bradley
Mr. Aylesworth (uncredited)
Henry Kulky
McCrossin (uncredited)
- P
Peter Ortiz
Crewman (uncredited)
- R
Ray Stevens
Crewman (uncredited)
John Wengraf
Col. Schuman (uncredited)
Harry Carter
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Harry Denny
- F
Frank Kumagai
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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.
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