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Gray Lady Down (1978)

PG 03/10/1978 Thriller, Drama, Action 1h 51m
64%
User
Score
6.2/10
63%

Trapped underwater... with time running out.

Overview

The USS Neptune, a nuclear submarine, is sunk off the coast of Connecticut after a collision with a Norwegian cargo ship. The navy must attempt a potentially dangerous rescue in the hope of saving the lives of the crew.

David Greene

Director

James Whittaker

Screenplay

Howard Sackler

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

Captain Paul Blanchard

David Carradine

David Carradine

Captain Gates

Stacy Keach

Stacy Keach

Captain Bennett

Ned Beatty

Ned Beatty

Mickey

Stephen McHattie

Stephen McHattie

Murphy

Ronny Cox

Ronny Cox

Commander Samuelson

Dorian Harewood

Dorian Harewood

Fowler

Rosemary Forsyth

Rosemary Forsyth

Vickie Blanchard

Hilly Hicks

Hilly Hicks

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Media

Gray Lady Down (1978) ORIGINAL TRAILER

Gray Lady Down (1978) ORIGINAL TRAILER

Gray Lady Down - Trailer

Gray Lady Down - Trailer

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written on June 4, 2023

Charlton Heston is the Captain of the "USS Neptune", a nuclear submarine returning to port after his final mission in command. Whilst running on the surface they collide with a Norwegian boat with faulty radar and sink deep down into the Atlantic and end up perched precariously on a ledge prone to rockslides. It's now a race against time to rescue the seamen and Stacy Keach ("Capt. Bennett") is drafted in to lead the rescue with the help of "Capt. Gates" (David Carradine) who brings his revolutionary "Snark" DSRV to the scene of the accident. As usual, there are personality clashes a plenty; panic scenarios and temper tantrums as tools to try and develop story tension and suspense - they work well enough with the crew on the sub; much less so with the crew on the surface where the acting i...

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