Product Details

• Actors: James Caan, David Sumner, Norman Bowler, Brian Grellis, Paul Young
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Letterboxed, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: G (General Audience)
• Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
• DVD Release Date: April 19, 2005
• Run Time: 89 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00079ZACC
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #89,643 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Submarine X-1" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

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Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: G
Release Date: 19-APR-2005
Media Type: DVD

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Suspenseful, November 5, 2006

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O. Fisher Jr. (Baldwin, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Submarine X-1 (DVD)

Movie is loosely based upon the exploits of the military using the X-1 submarine. Acting is very good and the movie keeps you on the edge of your seat within the first 30 minutes.

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Submarine Movie, October 6, 2005

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kametamorphic "ametamorphic" (East Haven) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Submarine X-1 (DVD)

Good submarine footage and an excellent score by Ron Goodwin raise this movie to a level of high sea adventure not seen in a while. James Caan as the stoic and lethargic Lieutenant Commander Bolton is adequate. But it his plan to utilize midget subs that saves the day. This is a good British sea adventure.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It is About Time to Open the Vaults, January 27, 2007

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Dr. Victor S. Alpher (Austin, Texas, U.S.A.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Submarine X-1 (DVD)

Now here is a great submarine adventure, reminiscent of THE HUNLEY, an epic film about an experimental underwater submarince experiment that was successful, secret, timely, and wrenching--showing a Canadian Naval Officer (Caan) having to make a wartime decision that will result in the death of a few of his comrades for the greater good--a success against the German Kriegsmarine.

The acting is good and the plot elements are more genuine (life of comrades versus death of enemies) that one would have expected at the time the film was made--1969. And the resolution of the situation is decidedly pro-war, not anti-war, as the progression of anti-Vietnam films reflects (including M*A*S*H* and Catch-22).

In other words--take this film in its intended context--World War II. And, enjoy a sleeper amongst the great submarine films of the era. By all means, see this one out--and over again.

Much recommended!