Hell and High Water
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Hell and High Water

29 men and one woman ... in the captive world of a submarine !

6.0 / 10 1954 1h 43mNR English
AdventureDramaAction

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Richard Widmark

Richard Widmark

Capt. Adam Jones

Lead
Bella Darvi

Bella Darvi

Denise Montel

Victor Francen

Victor Francen

Prof. Montel

Cameron Mitchell

Cameron Mitchell

'Ski' Brodski

Gene Evans

Gene Evans

Chief Holter

David Wayne

David Wayne

Tugboat Walker

Stephen Bekassy

Stephen Bekassy

Neuman

Richard Loo

Richard Loo

Hakada Fujimori

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Samuel Fuller's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Hell and High Water is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker