Run Silent, Run Deep

Ben Mankiewicz introduces Run Silent, Run Deep, 1958.

TCM's Dave Karger introduces Run Silent, Run Deep, 1958.

Ben Mankiewicz introduces Run Silent, Run Deep, 1958.

Ben Mankiewicz introduces Run Silent, Run Deep, 1958.

Ben Mankiewicz introduces Run Silent, Run Deep, 1958.

Ben Mankiewicz introduces Run Silent, Run Deep, 1958.

Commander Richardson (Clark Gable) on the bridge, sends Bledsoe (Burt Lancaster) below, launching the big confrontation with his nemesis the Japanese "Akikaze," in Robert Wise's Run Silent, Run Deep, 1958.

Crew of the Nerka (Jack Warden, Brad Dexter, et al) stands by as Commander Richardson (Clark Gable) ducks a Japanese convoy, and is challenged by his "Exec" Bledsoe (Burt Lancaster), in Robert Wise's Run Silent, Run Deep, 1958.

Clark Gable is featured in director Robert Wise’s then-unusual “cold” open, his submarine taken down in the Pacific during WWII, setting the stage for the revenge drama, produced by co-star Burt Lancaster’s HHL productions, Run Silent, Run Deep, 1958.

Laurence Fishburne talks about the first time he appreciated the work of Clark Gable, from TCM's Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence.

Officers on a WWII submarine clash during a perilous Pacific tour in Run Silent, Run Deep (1958) starring Clark Gable & Burt Lancaster.