The man they called the 'human torpedo' - the secret underwater marauder who hit like no man hit before!
Lieutenant Braden discovers that Sally, the woman he's been falling in love with, has actually been checking out his qualifications to be a U.S. Navy frogman. He must put his personal life behind him after being assigned to be smuggled into a Japanese-held island via submarine to photograph radio codes.
Up Periscope (1959) is a war, adventure and action film directed by Gordon Douglas, released on March 4, 1959 with a runtime of 1h 52m. It stars James Garner, Edmond O'Brien, Andra Martin and Alan Hale Jr.. Viewers rate it 6.3 out of 10 across 36 ratings.
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James Garner
as Lt. J. G. Kenneth M. Braden
Edmond O'Brien
as Commander Paul Stevenson
Andra Martin
as Sally Johnson
Alan Hale Jr.
as Lt. Pat Malone
Carleton Carpenter
as Lt. Phil Carney
Frank Gifford
as Ensign Cy Mount
William Leslie
as Lt. Doherty
Richard Bakalyan
as Seaman Peck
Edd Byrnes
as Pharmacist Mate Ash
Sean Garrison
as Seaman Floyd
Henry Kulky
as Chief Petty Officer York
Warren Oates
as Seaman Kovacs
Directed by Gordon Douglas, written by Robb White and Richard H. Landau, produced by Aubrey Schenck.
Average viewer score of 6.3/10 from 36 ratings.
Up Periscope and Down Tools. Tricky. It's a decent film, lovely to look at with its scope photography and technicolor palettes, James Garner and Edmond O'Brien are holding court in the acting stakes, and of course this being a submarine war film it has the requisite claustrophobic feel. Yet it never really gels as a whole, submerging too far into the mundane to play out a whole bunch of sequences that test the…
Reviewed on March 2, 2015
As a kid, I always loved submarine films. As a weapon of war, they aways provided a great vehicle for an adventure - great atmosphere, murky depths and torpedos that seemed very rarely to hit what they were aimed at! Best of all, though, there was positively no room at sea, on the boat, for any slushy romance!! This film opens with James Garner ("Braden") doing his best impression of the beach scene in "From Here…
Reviewed on August 12, 2023
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Up Periscope (1959) is currently available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. No subscription streaming option is listed right now, so availability may change.
The main cast of Up Periscope (1959) includes James Garner, Edmond O'Brien, Andra Martin, Alan Hale Jr. and Carleton Carpenter. The film was directed by Gordon Douglas. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Up Periscope was released on March 4, 1959 and runs for 1h 52m.
Up Periscope (1959) holds an average rating of 6.3 out of 10 from 36 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy war, adventure and action films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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