A 1958 WWII sub film starring Glenn Ford & Ernest Borgnine. Ford is a sub captain who is on a mission to sink a particular Japanese ship (involved w/the Pearl Harbor attacks) which caused the death of his wife & family (they were prisoners on a Japanese jail ship which during an attack was used as a shield). Borgnine, his number one, fears the trauma is getting to get him, affecting his command but the bottom line is he's a very no nonsense & effective but after a tense mission in an underwater sub pen, they return home to get much needed R & R. When an opportunity arises for Ford to get his white whale, he jumps at the chance but a couple wrinkles surface w/Borgnine being offered a command of his own & fleet command's continued trepidation at Ford's frame of mind puts the final gambit into question. A bit problematic during the opening moments, the film actually improved as it when along w/a nail biting finale, where Ford's rig is damaged & the crew have to abandon ship. Wisely director Joseph Pevney (who directed many key original Star Trek episodes) keeps the action taut & claustrophobic. Also starring L. Q. Jones & Dean Jones (probably no relation) as some of the crew members.
Review of Torpedo Run
