Hell and High Water
29 men and one woman ... in the captive world of a submarine !
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$1870000
Revenue
$0
Runtime
103 min
Release Date
1954-02-06
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
54
Vote Average
6.1
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)
Harry Carter
Harry Denny
Frank Kumagai
Eddie Lee
Cactus Mack
Rollin Moriyama
Ron Nyman
Don Orlando
Beal Wong
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