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Up Periscope (1959)

Starring: James Garner, Edmond O'Brien Director: Gordon Douglas Rating: NR (Not Rated) Format: DVD
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

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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. Pulled away from a week-long romance, Garner tags along with the sub to a Japanese-held island, where he will SCUBA ashore and copy a secret radio code. On top of the reliable suspense of a man alone behind enemy lines, the film also offers captain Edmond O'Brien, whose previous mission has his crew suspecting him of cowardice. Will he cut and run before Garner returns to the submarine? Director Gordon Douglas made a batch of entertaining pictures over the years (a bunch of Sinatra titles, the giant-bug classic Them!, In Like Flint) and he coolly finds some effective ways to photograph men in the close quarters of a sub. The main draw is James Garner in his youthful prime; even if the movie doesn't exploit his comic talent, it shows how effortlessly he connects with an audience. The supporting cast consists of the kind of actors who inevitably seem to people a WWII ship's crew: solid character actors (Alan Hale Jr., who performed similar undersea duties in Destination Tokyo), oddballs and one-offs (Frank Gifford, Edd "Kooky" Byrnes), and future names (Warren Oates). --Robert Horton


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A navy lieutenant (James Garner "Maverick") during World War II is ordered aboard a submarine to get special photographs of a Japanese-controlled island.

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34 of 39 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Another Good Submarine Film, June 21, 2001
This review is from: Up Periscope [VHS] (VHS Tape)
It seemed that ever since the release of 1957's THE ENEMY BELOW, World War II submarine movies enjoyed great popularity during the late 50s. This is one of the better ones directed by Gordon Douglas with stalwart James Garner and cautious Edmond O'Brien. The scenes around the Japanese held island are suspenseful and well filmed by Carl Guthrie. Richard Landau's screenplay is pretty faithful to the novel by Robb White. It also features Edd Byrnes, Alan Hale Jr. and one of my favorite actors Warren Oates.
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18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars UP PERISCOPE, January 15, 2000
By JAMES OLDHAM (CRYSTAL RIVER, FLORIDA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Up Periscope [VHS] (VHS Tape)
UP PERISCOPE IS A TOP NOTCH WORLD WAR II FILM STARRING JAMES GARNER & EDMOND O'BRIEN. WELL WORTH WATCHING. A TRUE FIND IF YOUR A WAR MOVIE BUFF LIKE ME.
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23 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars patterned after book., July 2, 2001
By Max G Blair (Kaysville, Utah United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Up Periscope [VHS] (VHS Tape)
I bought this video because it appeared to be based on the book UP PERISCOPE writen by Robb White. I bought the book in about 1961 in grade school. I loved the book and read it several times. The movie has the same characters, Kenn Braden, Skipper Stevensen, Pat Malone, Si, etc. It roughly followed the book, except there was a big difference in one outcome. To be honest, I liked the book more, but I really enjoyed the movie. I think I would have enjoyed it more if I had not read that book and tried to follow the two plots. It was a good movie, but, like the one goat said to the other goat as they were eating the film from a movie "I liked the book better!" Robb White also wrote a book called SECRET SEA, which I enjoyed almost as much as UP PERISCOPE.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Up Periscope
Bought this for our son as it is a movie he really wanted Thanks he really is enjoying it
Published 1 month ago by Nancy Palmer

5.0 out of 5 stars A great film.
This is James Garner at his peak. He made this film during a hiatus from Maverick. This is one of the movies I enjoyed as a kid, and now get the opportunity to watch whenever I... Read more
Published 8 months ago by William Bickley

4.0 out of 5 stars An Underrated Submarine Film
Up Periscope is a a World War II film with James Garner. Garner's mission is to infiltrate a Japanese held island to get a secret code book. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Michael Mandaville

4.0 out of 5 stars Up Periscope
Dear Amazon:)
"Up Periscope", was a very good WWII movie in it's true era. The acting and the script show how life was then and the mindset of the movie going audience... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Mario F. Ceballos

3.0 out of 5 stars OK
As an old diesel submarine officer collecting old diesel submarine movies, I enjoyed this one I had missed.
Published on June 14, 2007 by J. Michael Emerson

4.0 out of 5 stars ALAN HALE WHO?
Robert Horton is mistaken. Alan Hale Jr. was not in Destination Tokyo, That was his father Alan Hale Senior.
Published on March 11, 2007 by Robert F. Welsh

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Sunday Afternoon Movie
Great movie for a Sunday afternoon. James Garner's acting is what you would expect from an excellant actor. The Skipper (Alan Hale Jr. Read more
Published on February 20, 2007 by D. Foster

5.0 out of 5 stars UP PERISCOPE
AN OLD FAVORITE WITH JAMES GARNER. IT IS AN ENJOYABLE CHARACTER DRIVEN MOVIE, THAT I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO OWN. MANY THANKS.
Published on February 8, 2007 by Jeffrey M. Bembaron

5.0 out of 5 stars Up Periscope
This is a great movie. I had look forward to the DVD and I wasn't disappointed.
Published on January 3, 2007 by James Flagg

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth the wait
Jim Garner may be pigeonholed by some as a TV actor, but here he gets an early chance to prove he's big screen material. Read more
Published on December 24, 2006 by Most Pampered Books

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