Battle of the Coral Sea

Nov 1, 1959

1h 26m

★ 5.6

Overview

A US submarine and its crew are captured by the Japanese on the eve of a major WWII battle.

Genres

War

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Morningside Productions

Columbia Pictures

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Cast

Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Conway

Cliff Robertson

Karen Philips

Gia Scala

Comm. Mori

Teru Shimada

Lt. Peg Whitcomb

Patricia Cutts

Lt. Len Ross

Gene Blakely

Al Schechter

Rian Garrick

Yeoman Halliday

L.Q. Jones

Maj. Jammy Harris

Robin Hughes

Torpedoman Bates

Gordon Jones

Ens. Franklin

Tom Laughlin

Seaman Willies

Robin Riley

Simes

Patrick Westwood

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