Hell and High Water (1954)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $1,870,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.946 |
Directed By
Samuel Fuller
Crew
Samuel Fuller
Samuel Fuller
Jesse Lasky Jr.
Alfred Newman
James B. Clark
Raymond A. Klune
Joseph MacDonald
David Hempstead
Travilla
TOP 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)
Peter Ortiz
Crewman (uncredited)
Ray Stevens
Crewman (uncredited)
John Wengraf
Col. Schuman (uncredited)
Ben Wright
BBC Announcer (uncredited)
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