The Silent Service (1957)★ 8.5/10
- Action
- War
Directed by: Jean Yarbrough, Sobey Martin, Gilbert Kay, Derwin Abrahams, Bernard L. Kowalski
Written by: Thomas M. Dykers, Tony Barrett, Leonard Lee, Robert C. Dennis, Jack Jacobs
Documentary dramatic anthology about the US Navy's submarine fleet. All stories were based on fact and the realism was heightened by actual use of combat footage from the files of the Navy.
- Original title
- The Silent Service
- Storyline
- Documentary dramatic anthology about the U.S. Navy's submarine fleet. All stories were based on fact and the realism was heightened by actual use of combat footage from the files of the Navy. The stories were varied between the South Pacific during World War II and the Korean War. The series was the brainchild of Rear Admiral Thomas M. Dykers, who retired from the Navy in 1949 after 22 years service. The Navy loaned him the U.S.S. Sawfish for the filming of several episodes.
- Rating
- 8.5 / 10 · 182
- Companies
- California National Productions, Twin Dolphin Productions Inc., NBC Universal Television Distribution
- Release dates
- US April 5, 1957