Battle of the Coral Sea (film)
| Battle of the Coral Sea | |
|---|---|
 Original film poster | |
| Directed by | Paul Wendkos |
| Written by |
Stephen Kandel Daniel B. Ullman |
| Starring |
Cliff Robertson Gia Scala |
| Music by | Ernest Gold |
| Cinematography | Wilfred Cline |
| Edited by | Chester W. Schaeffer |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates | November 1959 |
Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Battle of the Coral Sea is a 1959 film directed by Paul Wendkos. It stars Cliff Robertson and Gia Scala.[1]
Plot
The crew of an American submarine are on a reconnaissance mission photographing Japanese installations through a periscope camera. When attacked by the Japanese (with similarities to the USS Perch) the submarine is scuttled and the crew is captured. Tortured by the Japanese, with the help of British and Australian prisoners the crew makes an escape bid to get their information to the Allies. The film ends with footage of the Battle of the Coral Sea that according to the film was made possible through the information brought back by the submariners.
Cast
- Cliff Robertson as Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Conway
- Gia Scala as Karen Philips
- Teru Shimada as Comm. Mori
- Patricia Cutts as Lt. Peg Whitcomb
- Gene Blakely as Lt. Len Ross
- L.Q. Jones ... Yeoman Halliday
- Robin Hughes ... Maj. Jammy Harris
- Tom Laughlin ... Ens. Franklin
Filming Locations
Location filming was done on Catalina Island, and the Channel Islands off the coast of California
Historical Inaccuracies
Japanese soldiers use German MP 40 submachine guns. In reality, what few submachine guns the Japanese did use were their own Type 100s.