| Battle of the Coral Sea | |
|---|---|
 Original film poster | |
| Directed by | Paul Wendkos |
| Written by | Stephen Kandel Daniel B. Ullman |
| Produced by | Charles H. Schneer |
| Starring | Cliff Robertson Gia Scala Patricia Cutts |
| Cinematography | Wilfred M. Cline |
| Edited by | Chester W. Schaeffer |
| Music by | Ernest Gold |
| Production company | Morningside Productions |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date |
|
| Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Battle of the Coral Sea is a 1959 American war film directed by Paul Wendkos and starring Cliff Robertson, Gia Scala and Patricia Cutts. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures.
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 USS Perch) the submarine is scuttled and the crew is captured. Tortured by the Japanese, with the help of British and Australian prisoners the submarine's officers make an escape bid to get their information to the Allies. The film ends with footage of the Battle of the Coral Sea (1942), which according to the film was made possible through the information brought back by the submariners.
Cast
- Cliff Robertson as Lieutenant Commander Jeff Conway
- Gia Scala as Karen Philips
- Teru Shimada as Commander Mori
- Patricia Cutts as Lieutenant Peg Whitcomb
- Gene Blakely as Lieutenant Len Ross
- L. Q. Jones as Yeoman Halliday
- Robin Hughes as Major Jammy Harris
- Tom Laughlin as Ensign Franklin
- George Takei as Japanese Radio Operator (uncredited)
Filming locations
Filming started March 1959. Location filming was done on Santa Catalina Island and the Channel Islands off the coast of California.
References
- "Battle of the Coral Sea (1953) - Paul Wendkos - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.
- BATTLE OF THE CORAL SEA Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 26, Iss. 300, (Jan 1, 1959): 157.
- FILMLAND EVENTS: Gene Blakeley Set in 'Coral Sea' Los Angeles Times 5 Mar 1959: B12.
External links
- Battle of the Coral Sea at IMDb
- Battle of the Coral Sea at the TCM Movie Database
- Battle of the Coral Sea at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Buchwald, Art (1961). "The Good and the Bad". How much is That in Dollars?. Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company. pp. 30–32 – via Internet Archive.
 | This article about a film on World War II is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |
- 1959 films
- 1959 war films
- American black-and-white films
- Columbia Pictures films
- Films set in 1942
- Pacific War films
- Seafaring films based on actual events
- World War II prisoner of war films
- World War II submarine films
- Films directed by Paul Wendkos
- Films scored by Ernest Gold
- Films produced by Charles H. Schneer
- 1950s English-language films
- English-language war films
- World War II film stubs