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Battle of the Coral Sea (film)

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Battle of the Coral Sea
Original film poster
Directed byPaul Wendkos
Written byStephen Kandel
Daniel B. Ullman
Produced byCharles H. Schneer
StarringCliff Robertson
Gia Scala
Patricia Cutts
CinematographyWilfred M. Cline
Edited byChester W. Schaeffer
Music byErnest Gold
Production
company
Morningside Productions
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • November 1959 (1959-11)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Battle of the Coral Sea is a 1959 American war film directed by Paul Wendkos and starring Cliff Robertson, Gia Scala and Patricia Cutts.[1][2] It was distributed by Columbia Pictures.

Plot

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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

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Filming locations

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Filming started March 1959.[3] Location filming was done on Santa Catalina Island and the Channel Islands off the coast of California.

References

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  1. ^ "Battle of the Coral Sea (1953) - Paul Wendkos - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.
  2. ^ BATTLE OF THE CORAL SEA Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 26, Iss. 300, (Jan 1, 1959): 157.
  3. ^ FILMLAND EVENTS: Gene Blakeley Set in 'Coral Sea' Los Angeles Times 5 Mar 1959: B12.
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