Hell and High Water
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.
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Samuel Fuller
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Richard Widmark is on quite good form here, as the veteran naval officer hired by a group of scientists to take a ramshackle old submarine from Japan to investigate some mysterious goings-on on an island under Chinese control, and where they think atomic experiments may be taking place. Setting sail with "Prof. Montel" (Victor Francen) and his assistant "Denise" (Bella Darvi) it soon becomes clear that their scarcely functioning vessel is not going to be the captain's only concern as they have to dodge enemy patrols and reach their target. I like submarine films, and this one isn't bad. Samuel Fuller takes a while to get us underway, but once he does the trip is quite exciting despite the odd romantic interlude. The ending is a bit daft, but the whole film still holds up quite well as a decent adventure with quite a fun underwater duel, an unique rendition of "Don't Fence Me In" and a suitably rousing score, too.
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Samuel Fuller is the director of Hell and High Water.
The cast of Hell and High Water includes Richard Loo as Hakada Fujimori, John Roy as Crewman (uncredited), David Wayne as Tugboat Walker, Cameron Mitchell as 'Ski' Brodski, Weaver Levy as Asian Man (uncredited), Robert B. Williams as Reporter (uncredited), Leslie Bradley as Mr. Aylesworth (uncredited), Ron Nyman as Lee Sockwell (uncredited), Robert Adler as Welles (uncredited), Eugene Borden as French Reporter (uncredited), Richard Widmark as Capt. Adam Jones, Gene Evans as Chief Holter, and more.
The duration of Hell and High Water is 1h 43 mins.
Yes. You can watch the Hell and High Water trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
Hell and High Water was released on 01 Feb 1954.
Hell and High Water is listed under Adventure, Drama, and Action on Fanbiz.
Hell and High Water has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 7.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "Richard Widmark is on quite good form here, as the veteran naval officer hired by a group of scientists to take a ramshackle old submarine from Japan to investigate some mysteri..."
