Up periscope is a 1959 world war ii submarine film drama directed by gordon douglas and starring james garner, edmond obrien, andra martin and alan. Up periscope 1959 official trailer james garner, edmond obrien movie hd. At least it does not take them to ridiculous extremes like u571. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Garner was nominated for an academy award for his performance in murphys romance sally field. Buy up periscope movie posters from movie poster shop. Trouble is, obrien may not wait for garner to complete his mission before taking the sub back underwater. The film benhur won the academy award for best picture, among winning a recordsetting eleven oscars. Up periscope is a 1959 world war ii drama starring james garner as a navy frogman fighting the japanese.
Up periscope 1959 cast and crew a bythebook submarine commander edmond obrien must drop off and wait for a navy frogman james garner on a world war ii mission. Up periscope 1959 stream and watch online moviefone. Its a decent film, lovely to look at with its scope photography and technicolor palettes, james garner and edmond obrien are holding court in the acting stakes, and of course this being a submarine war film it has the requisite claustrophobic feel. If you have seen a lot of sub movies, it comes off as almost a parody of the subgenre due to its overload of cliches. Gifford did not appear in a feature film again until 1968, when he played himself in paper lion. Up periscope is a 1959 world war ii film drama in warnerscope and technicolor from warner bros. James garner has had a very successful big screen carreer, but may be most famous for his role as james rockford on the tv series the rockford files. Le film up periscope 1959 vostfr admin 20170503t21. Up periscope 1959 official trailer james garner, edmond obrien movie hd lieutenant braden discovers that sally, the woman hes been falling in love with, has actually been checking out his. Up periscope 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Garners performance as the mastermind of a special covert operation convinced warner brothers that he had the makings of a major star and they promptly cast him in yet another war thriller up periscope 1959 this time pairing him with twotime oscar nominee edmond obrien. Crash dive full length action movie, entire feature film full length movies for free duration. After being reluctantly pulled away from a weeklong romance, braden is given the dangerous mission of infiltrating a japaneseheld island. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic.
Up periscope is a fairly entertaining movie if you are not familiar with the submarine subgenre. Shop up periscope 1959 official wb region 2 pal import, plays in english without subtitles. Landau and robb white from whites novel, produced by aubrey schenk, and directed by gordon douglas. Warner home video has released gordon douglass up periscope as a dvd, with no special features except for the original trailer. Pulled away from a weeklong romance, garner tags along with the sub to a japaneseheld island. Up periscope ken braden is a 90day wonder, rushed through special training, given lieutenants bars and thrown into world war ii. Braden james garner, summoned to pearl harbor from training in california, finds out the nurse he fell for was a navy intelligence officer, and stevenson edmond obrien learns a sailor has died, in up periscope, 1959. Many years later a parody of the submarine movie genre would be made both in a year with a reverse of this films year of release i. Sorry to say, only part of that drama remains in this film version. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Down periscope began shooting on may 6, 1995, and finished on july 27. A world war ii submarine crew must carry out a mission against the japanese in the south pacific.
But i must mention one really excellent feature of this 1959 film, which is the very human portrayal it gives of the japanese. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that youve provided to them or that theyve collected from your use of their services. Day of the outlaw 1959 full length western movie duration. At least the japanese werent portrayed as these bucktoothed apes. The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 51 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Up periscope dvd james garner, in one his earliest starring roles, is lt.
Gifford had a named role in another james garner film, up periscope in 1959. The plot, to sum it up, is about a us navy submarine in the early days of the war with japan. The supporting cast includes edmond obrien, andra martin, and alan hale, jr the film was written by richard h. Up periscope is the kind of world war ii film that was more common actually during the world war ii years. When this film was bring made, james garner was being positioned as a rock hudson type, with the. The name of the film is a play on the title of the 1959 world war ii drama up periscope and spoofs several titles in the submarine film subgenre, including the cold war drama the hunt for red october. Anyone with a fondness for the conventions of the submarine picture will be content with the modest pleasures of up periscope, a world war ii melodrama starring james garner in one of his early maverick era roles.
Voir up periscope 1959 en streaming complet streamvoir. After completion of up periscope, according to an aug 1958 hr news item, frank gifford, who played mount in the film, was given a sixmonth leave of absence from warner bros. Up periscope is a 1959 world war ii submarine film drama directed by gordon douglas and starring james garner, edmond obrien, andra martin and alan hale, jr. Up periscope 1959 official wb region 2 pal import, plays in. Up periscope 1959 a bythebook submarine commander edmond obrien must drop off and wait for a navy frogman james garner on a world war ii mission. The film was made in warnerscope and technicolor, distributed by warner bros. My hubby had been looking forever for the comedy movie called up periscope he told me so ordered it for xmas from amazon, turns out he was looking for down periscope so have now ordered that one. A great wwii submarine war film, showing lots of real footage. Hes an underwater demolitions expert wholl put his training to work in the pacific if he survives the submarine trek to his destination, a voyage full of divebombing death from above and depthcharged hell below. The warnerscope movie, however, is fully letterboxed 2. But we both agreed that up periscope was an awesome movie.
Jul 11, 2017 up periscope is a fairly entertaining movie if you are not familiar with the submarine subgenre. Periscope film llc is a leading publisher of historic military, aviation, space, railroad and mining books, dvds and blurays, and a provider of military stock footage. Find similar and related movies for up periscope 1959 gordon douglas on allmovie. James garner, in one his earliest starring roles, is lt. This should have taken no more than 30 minutes about the same time it took him to return to the sub. In up periscope 1959 putlocker full movie, lieutenant braden discovers that sally, the woman hes been falling in love with, has actually been checking out his qualifications to be a u. Purchase up periscope on digital and stream instantly or download offline. Fairly interesting ww ii submarine film starring garner as. Breakthrough 1979 richard burton, robert mitchum full movie by the world of burton channel 2.
James gardner is on a secret mission on a submarine where hes smuggled into an area of a japanese island to find a transmitter and a secret code. Up periscope 1959 official trailer james garner, edmond obrien movie hd lieutenant braden discovers that sally, the woman hes been. The american films of 1959 are listed in a table of the films which were made in the united states and released in 1959. Edmond obrien plays the tough, bythebook captain of a submarine whose problems with a young demolitions expert james garner may get in the way of a dangerous mission involving the recovery of a secret japanese code. Up periscope official trailer fairly interesting ww ii submarine film starring garner as a rebellious demolition specialist assigned to serve on a sub commanded by obrien, a nasty captain who. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. After being reluctantly pulled away from a weeklong romance, braden is. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. In the robb white novel on which the film is based, it was commander stevenson edmond obrien, the. The part of the film where garner gets to the island. Movie lists james garner filmography duck software. Up periscope, lobbycard, andra martin, james garner, 1959.
Rent up periscope 1959 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Released 1959, up periscope stars james garner, edmond obrien, andra martin, alan hale jr. Up periscope 1959 movie clip on account of the girl. Dec 22, 2016 james garner, in one his earliest starring roles, is lt. The james garner blogathon up periscope 1959 movierob. Garner is a demolitions expert unwillingly assigned to a submarine commanded by obrien.
In addition to publications on this website, many more can be found at. Read the full synopsis of up periscope, 1959, directed by gordon douglas, with james garner, edmond obrien, andra martin, at turner classic movies. Periscope film llcs books and publications spotlight. This film follows the plot of the book for the most part, but still doesnt really capture it, which is a pity, given how much that novel captivated me when i first read it admittedly i was young, but even allowing for that, this film, like many submarine genre films, fall short another example that comes to mind is run silent, run deep. Up periscope 1959 official trailer james garner, edmond obrien movie hd duration. Rent up periscope 1959 starring frank gifford and alan hale jr. Hes to be taken there aboard a submarine commanded by paul stevenson and then return without the japanese knowing they ever been there.
Watch up periscope movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Commander stevenson edmund obrien is the leader who goes unswervingly by the book. Therefore, his arrival time would have been no later than 4. Flixdome full movies for free recommended for you 1. Up periscope 1959 during the pacific campaign of world war ii, submarine commander stevenson edmond obrien orders a demolition expertfrogman james garner to land incognito on an enemyheld island in order to steal a topsecret codebook of the japanese armed forces. Apr 21, 2020 my hubby had been looking forever for the comedy movie called up periscope he told me so ordered it for xmas from amazon, turns out he was looking for down periscope so have now ordered that one. Cast and crew credits for up periscope, 1959, directed by gordon douglas, with james garner, edmond obrien, andra martin, at turner classic movies.
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