Director Robert Wise’s underwater adventure probes the matter of who’s the biggest alpha male of all. Box-office titans Clark Gable and Burt Lancaster face off as a submarine commander obsessed with a Japanese ship that destroyed his previous vessel and his doubting second in charge. In pursuit of that white steel whale, the commander upsets his crew with his unorthodox methods. Helping to build the tension is a strong supporting cast of Jack Warden, Brad Dexter, Joe Maross, and Don Rickles (in his film debut, taking on a dramatic role). Regarded as the most realistic submarine-themed film of its day, it remained unsurpassed until Das Boot nearly 30 years later. — Laura Emerick
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