Up periscope ken braden is a 90day wonder, rushed through special training, given lieutenants bars and thrown into world war ii. Up periscope is a 1959 world war ii film drama in warnerscope and technicolor from warner bros. Up periscope 1959 official trailer james garner, edmond obrien movie hd lieutenant braden discovers that sally, the woman hes been. The part of the film where garner gets to the island. Up periscope 1959 cast and crew a bythebook submarine commander edmond obrien must drop off and wait for a navy frogman james garner on a world war ii mission. Dec 22, 2016 james garner, in one his earliest starring roles, is lt. Garner was nominated for an academy award for his performance in murphys romance sally field. It involves a really incredible mission that navy lieutenant james garner is on. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Voir up periscope 1959 en streaming complet streamvoir. Therefore, his arrival time would have been no later than 4. Up periscope official trailer fairly interesting ww ii submarine film starring garner as a rebellious demolition specialist assigned to serve on a sub commanded by obrien, a nasty captain who. Rent up periscope 1959 starring frank gifford and alan hale jr.
The name of the film is a play on the title of the 1959 world war ii drama up periscope and spoofs several titles in the submarine film subgenre, including the cold war drama the hunt for red october. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. A great wwii submarine war film, showing lots of real footage. Up periscope 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Up periscope 1959 stream and watch online moviefone. The james garner blogathon up periscope 1959 movierob. Flixdome full movies for free recommended for you 1. Up periscope dvd james garner, in one his earliest starring roles, is lt. Up periscope is a 1959 world war ii drama starring james garner as a navy frogman fighting the japanese. Many years later a parody of the submarine movie genre would be made both in a year with a reverse of this films year of release i. At least it does not take them to ridiculous extremes like u571.
Up periscope 1959 official trailer james garner, edmond obrien movie hd lieutenant braden discovers that sally, the woman hes been falling in love with, has actually been checking out his. Garner is a demolitions expert unwillingly assigned to a submarine commanded by obrien. Fairly interesting ww ii submarine film starring garner as. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Up periscope is a fairly entertaining movie if you are not familiar with the submarine subgenre. Up periscope, lobbycard, andra martin, james garner, 1959. The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 51 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. Braden james garner, summoned to pearl harbor from training in california, finds out the nurse he fell for was a navy intelligence officer, and stevenson edmond obrien learns a sailor has died, in up periscope, 1959. The film was made in warnerscope and technicolor, distributed by warner bros.
Sorry to say, only part of that drama remains in this film version. After being reluctantly pulled away from a weeklong romance, braden is. Jul 11, 2017 up periscope is a fairly entertaining movie if you are not familiar with the submarine subgenre. Movie lists james garner filmography duck software. Up periscope is a 1959 world war ii submarine film drama directed by gordon douglas and starring james garner, edmond obrien, andra martin and alan. This film follows the plot of the book for the most part, but still doesnt really capture it, which is a pity, given how much that novel captivated me when i first read it admittedly i was young, but even allowing for that, this film, like many submarine genre films, fall short another example that comes to mind is run silent, run deep. Commander stevenson edmund obrien is the leader who goes unswervingly by the book. 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. Hes to be taken there aboard a submarine commanded by paul stevenson and then return without the japanese knowing they ever been there. Gifford had a named role in another james garner film, up periscope in 1959. Its a decent film, lovely to look at with its scope photography and technicolor palettes, james garner and edmond obrien are holding court in the acting stakes, and of course this being a submarine war film it has the requisite claustrophobic feel.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In up periscope 1959 putlocker full movie, lieutenant braden discovers that sally, the woman hes been falling in love with, has actually been checking out his qualifications to be a u. Cast and crew credits for up periscope, 1959, directed by gordon douglas, with james garner, edmond obrien, andra martin, at turner classic movies. Down periscope began shooting on may 6, 1995, and finished on july 27. But i must mention one really excellent feature of this 1959 film, which is the very human portrayal it gives of the japanese. Released 1959, up periscope stars james garner, edmond obrien, andra martin, alan hale jr. Periscope film llcs books and publications spotlight. James garner has had a very successful big screen carreer, but may be most famous for his role as james rockford on the tv series the rockford files. Hes an underwater demolitions expert wholl put his training to work in the pacific if he survives the submarine trek to his destination, a voyage full of divebombing death from above and depthcharged hell below. Le film up periscope 1959 vostfr admin 20170503t21. Landau and robb white from whites novel, produced by aubrey schenk, and directed by gordon douglas. Up periscope 1959 a bythebook submarine commander edmond obrien must drop off and wait for a navy frogman james garner on a world war ii mission.
Watch up periscope movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Purchase up periscope on digital and stream instantly or download offline. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Crash dive full length action movie, entire feature film full length movies for free duration. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that youve provided to them or that theyve collected from your use of their services. Up periscope 1959 official trailer james garner, edmond obrien movie hd duration.
Kim garst and it begins take 2 periscope summit opening party. Breakthrough 1979 richard burton, robert mitchum full movie by the world of burton channel 2. The film benhur won the academy award for best picture, among winning a recordsetting eleven oscars. The warnerscope movie, however, is fully letterboxed 2. The plot, to sum it up, is about a us navy submarine in the early days of the war with japan. Read the full synopsis of up periscope, 1959, directed by gordon douglas, with james garner, edmond obrien, andra martin, at turner classic movies.
In the robb white novel on which the film is based, it was commander stevenson edmond obrien, the. In addition to publications on this website, many more can be found at. The true story of pianist wladyslaw szpilmans experiences in warsaw during the nazi occupation. But we both agreed that up periscope was an awesome movie. After completion of up periscope, according to an aug 1958 hr news item, frank gifford, who played mount in the film, was given a sixmonth leave of absence from warner bros. When this film was bring made, james garner was being positioned as a rock hudson type, with the. Edmond obrien plays the tough, bythebook captain of a submarine whose problems with a young demolitions expert james garner may get in the way of a dangerous mission involving the recovery of a secret japanese code. My hubby had been looking forever for the comedy movie called up periscope he told me so ordered it for xmas from amazon, turns out he was looking for down periscope so have now ordered that one. Up periscope 1959 during the pacific campaign of world war ii, submarine commander stevenson edmond obrien orders a demolition expertfrogman james garner to land incognito on an enemyheld island in order to steal a topsecret codebook of the japanese armed forces. A world war ii submarine crew must carry out a mission against the japanese in the south pacific. The supporting cast includes edmond obrien, andra martin, and alan hale, jr the film was written by richard h.
Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Rent up periscope 1959 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Apr 21, 2020 my hubby had been looking forever for the comedy movie called up periscope he told me so ordered it for xmas from amazon, turns out he was looking for down periscope so have now ordered that one. Garners performance as the mastermind of a special covert operation convinced warner brothers that he had the makings of a major star and they promptly cast him in yet another war thriller up periscope 1959 this time pairing him with twotime oscar nominee edmond obrien. Periscope film llc is a leading publisher of historic military, aviation, space, railroad and mining books, dvds and blurays, and a provider of military stock footage. Up periscope 1959 movie clip on account of the girl. The american films of 1959 are listed in a table of the films which were made in the united states and released in 1959. Buy up periscope movie posters from movie poster shop. Warner home video has released gordon douglass up periscope as a dvd, with no special features except for the original trailer.
If you have seen a lot of sub movies, it comes off as almost a parody of the subgenre due to its overload of cliches. Day of the outlaw 1959 full length western movie duration. Shop up periscope 1959 official wb region 2 pal import, plays in english without subtitles. This should have taken no more than 30 minutes about the same time it took him to return to the sub. Up periscope 1959 official trailer james garner, edmond obrien movie hd. Gifford did not appear in a feature film again until 1968, when he played himself in paper lion. James garner, in one his earliest starring roles, is lt. Trouble is, obrien may not wait for garner to complete his mission before taking the sub back underwater. At least the japanese werent portrayed as these bucktoothed apes.