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Richard Widmark, Bella Darvi, Victor Francen, Cameron Mitchell, Gene Evans ... see more see more... , David Wayne , Stephen Bekassy , Richard Loo , Henry Kulky , Artarne Wong , Harry Carter , Robert Adler , Don Orlando , Rollin Moriyama , William Yip , Tommy Walker , Leslie E. Bradley , John Wengraf , Harry Denny , Edo Mita , Robert B. Williams , Harlan Warde , Neyle Morrow

Hell and High Water brings an intriguing Cold War slant to a standard submarine melodrama. Richard Widmark plays a soldier-of-fortune sub commander who agrees to sell his services to noted atomic scie... read more read more...ntist Victor Francen and his assistant (and daughter) Bella Darvi. Francen intends to prove that the Communists intend to launch a nuclear attack on Korea from an Arctic island, then blame the attack on the United States. Widmark frankly doesn't give a fig about politics, but he is won over by the sincerity of Francen and his idealistic cohorts, and by the beauty of Ms. Darvi. Before the Reds' evil intentions can be thwarted, however, Widmark must face down a Communist Chinese submarine loaded with highly volatile atomic weaponry. The special effects are very impressive, especially for a mid-1950s 20th Century-Fox production. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 43 min.

Directed by: Samuel Fuller

Release Date: February 6, 1954

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DVD Release Date: May 22, 2007

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  • flixsterman
    April 29, 2010
    flixsterman
    Richard Widmark leads a civilian expedition, on a salvaged Japanese submarine, to search for a mysterious uninhabited island and a secret stash of atomic weapons.

    Weak cold war adventure pic that's technically inept and often ridiculous.

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Fernando F. Croce
May 23, 2007
Fernando F. Croce, Slant Magazine

Hell and High Water more than holds its own with such other all-business '50s naval flicks as The Enemy Below and Run Silent Run Deep. Full Review

Dennis Schwartz
November 24, 2003
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

This is a tepid film by Sam Fuller standards, but still has enough salt in it to burn. Full Review

March 26, 2009
Variety

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Bosley Crowther
March 25, 2006
Bosley Crowther, New York Times

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Derek Adams
February 9, 2006
Derek Adams, Time Out

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November 25, 2003
Film4

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