Product Details

• Actors: Stacy Keach, Richard Thomas, Steve Landesberg, Don Harvey, Robert Cicchini
• Directors: Robert Iscove
• Writers: Alan Sharp
• Producers: Charles W. Fries, John Ferzacca, Michael O. Gallant, Richard Maynard
• Format: Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
• VHS Release Date: October 6, 1997
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304861672
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #165,355 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Product Description

Item Name: Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis; Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)

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40 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Story of the Indianapolis, July 2, 2002

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Jeffrey T. Munson (Dixon, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mission of the Shark [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This movie is a very good adaptation of the events surrounding the sinking of the USS Indianapolis. I was impressed with the attention to detail that the producers paid in the movie. For example, it is known that the ship's doctor burned his hands to the point of uselessness while trying to open a door, and sure enough, this scene was excellently covered in the movie. Stacy Keach stars as Captain Charles McVay, and he does an excellent job throughout the film. Richard Thomas portrays the ship's doctor. The scenes of the sinking and the subsequent struggle to survive on the sea is vividly portrayed. I was also impressed with the attention payed to the rescue and Captain McVay's court martial. In fact, this movie does a better job of covering the court martial phase than many of the books I've read on this subject. I would highly recommend this film to anyone who knows or has read about the story of the USS Indianapolis.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent.... and disturbing., May 10, 2007

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This review is from: Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (DVD)

I haven't seen this movie since it was first released in the early '90's but I still remember the strong reaction I had to what the survivor's of the USS Indianapolis endured after their ship was sunk in the last part of WWII. I don't want to get into the details so that I don't ruin it for anyone who hasn't seen the movie. However, I will say that even after all these years I still remember the excellent acting of the cast, of whom the most memorable for me were Stacy Keach, Richard Thomas, and David Caruso.

UPDATE 8/2/07

I received my dvd yesterday and can now tell you about the quality of the transfer. The picture quality is not bad, it is not HD quality but I didn't notice any problems like graininess, or scratches, or anything like that. It is not any better or worse than a typical cable broadcast program. The sound is also about average, so don't expect to get blown out of your seat.

The story is a very powerful one that once you see it you won't be likely to forget it.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Like JAWS, only real, and worse, May 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Mission of the Shark [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This film is quite upsetting, perhaps because the real event on which it is based was probably worse. It is not as if the makers didn't do their best to tell this true horror story. I believe they did, or if the didn't, I don't wish to see a more upsetting version. Don't expect to sleep well after you see this.