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Submarine adventure and the threat of World War III come together in director (and co-writer) Samuel Fuller’s Hell and High Water, a 1954 film that remains surprisingly relevant more than half a century later. When an enormous nuclear explosion is traced to somewhere between the tip of northern Japan and the Arctic Circle, followed by the disappearance of a prominent French atomic scientist (Victor Francen), it’s clear that something’s up. Did the prof defect to the dark (actually, the Red) side? Was he abducted?

As it turns out, he’s actually part of a group of scientists, businessmen, and other distinguished gentlemen planning to send a sub to check out the scene and determine the extent of the threat. Enter Capt. Adam Jones (the redoubtable Richard Widmark), who agrees to helm the private, very secret mission for a hefty cash reward; enter also the professor’s “assistant” (Bella Darvi), herself a skilled scientist who goes along for the ride, thereby quickening the pulse of every able-bodied sailor on board the sub, especially the captain’s.

Set during the occupation of Holland during World War II, Ralph Richardson, in a very charismatic role, stars as the owner of a Dutch shipyard who pretends to collaborate with the Nazis in order to protect his wife and fellow workers.

Inspired by the memory of the Dutch historical hero Piet Hein, he forms a complicated plan to double cross the Nazis and to sabotage the two submarines he’s been ordered to build for them. A truly rousing and patriotic WWII film, with an ending that is quite moving.

This film has long been under appreciated.

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The riveting drama of a Russian submarine crew that tries to avoid a nuclear meltdown during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Based on a true story. Includes director commentary, behind-the-scenes footage and more.

Based on an incident that was officially suppressed for 28 years, K-19: The Widowmaker is a fine addition to the “sub-genre” of submarine thrillers. The first major American film about Russian cold war heroes, it re-creates the nightmare endured in 1961 by the crew of the Soviet nuclear submarine K-19, when an exposed reactor core nearly resulted in a nuclear catastrophe. Several crewmen died, and K-19’s captain (played by Harrison Ford) had to assert his command when near-mutiny favored his executive officer (Liam Neeson).

2002/color/138 min/PG-13/widescreen.

Starring Charlton Heston and David Carradine.

The tense story of a nuclear submarine that is rammed by a Norwegian freighter and plummets 1,400 feet before coming to rest on a crumbling sea shelf.

1977/color/111 min/PG/widescreen.

It’s Mitchum vs. Jurgens as the commanders of an American destroyer and a German U-boat play a deadly game of cat and mouse.

Both commanders are good men with a job to do, but with the German commander’s distaste for Hitler and the Nazis we find this submarine movie engaging our sympathy with the German sailors almost as much as the Americans.

Made at the height of the cold war of the 1950s

They are the most advanced attack submarines in history: the ships of Virginia Class. Onboard the submarine meet the Chief of the Boat, get a taste of undersea life , and discover the technological marvels involved in this boat s totally new mission.

Also includes The Ultimate Guide: Submarines

The most powerful weapon in any country s arsenal, today s submarines are known for stealth and firepower. Board one of these mini-cities at sea for a peak at the crowded, yet remarkably efficient, design of the submarine. This ULTIMATE GUIDE takes you inside a military submarine, down narrow passageways to reveal rows of nuclear missile tubes, tightly confined living quarters, and the place where all strategic operations occur — the control room.

Everyday, American submariners go below the waves for months at a time on submarine patrols. Steel Boats – Iron Men is the only film where the US Navy allowed filmmakers to go down with them. The film presents a never before seen look inside a state of the art nuclear powered submarine on patrol. It shows, in extraordinary detail, the daily ordinary and extraordinary lives of submariners. You will see things in this film that you have never seen before.

Steel Boats: Iron Men ran on primetime public television and received one of the highest ratings of the year. Now you can enjoy this experience at home.

An American submarine commander stationed in the North Pole unexpectedly finds himself in the middle of a brutal U.S.-Soviet conflict.

John Sturges directed this suspenseful Cold War thriller.

1968 / color / 150 min / NR / widescreen.

During World War Two, the US Submarine Fleet crippled Japan’s industry and prevented re-supply and reinforcement of Japanese island garrisons by virtually destroying her merchant fleet.

This Submarine Documentary, Silent Victory includes rare archival footage of epic naval battles and exclusive veteran interviews, covering the submarine war from the declaration of unrestricted submarine warfare after Pearl Harbor to Japan’s unconditional surrender in Tokyo Bay.

The second DVD includes the documentary “Devil Boat” that follows a group of Portland, Oregon PT Boat veterans as they attempt to resurrect the PT boat PT 658 from the ravages of time and neglect, sixty years after the end of WWII.

A contemplative thriller by early 1990’s standards, The Hunt For Red October was the first movie based on the successful Jack Ryan novels of Tom Clancy.

Hunt for Red October stars Alec Baldwin as eccentric CIA analyst Ryan and Sean Connery as Soviet submarine commander Marko Ramius.

In the movie, Ramius sets the plot in motion when he murders his political adviser, burns his orders, and steers his sub Red October towards American waters, hoping to defect Robbed of much of the book’s Cold War appeal by the time of its release, the movie was nonetheless embraced by American audiences; it was among the ten highest-grossing movies of 1990.