Battle of the Coral Sea (1959)

In 1942 submarine commander Jeff Conway secretly photographs Japanese aircraft carriers in the Coral Sea but his submarine is damaged and he's forced to surrender.

Director: Paul Wendkos
Cast: Cliff Robertson, Gia Scala, Teru Shimada, Patricia Cutts, Gene Blakely, Rian Garrick, L.Q. Jones, Robin Hughes, Gordon Jones, Tom Laughlin, Phillip Adams, Tom Anthony, Barry Cahill, James T. Callahan, Pat Colby, James Forrest, James T. Goto, Dale Ishimoto, Robert Kino, Paul Mantee, Carlyle Mitchell, Rollin Moriyama, Bob Okazaki, Robin Riley, Dan Riss, K.L. Smith, Roy Taguchi, George Takei, Larry Thor, Russell Thorson

Although the actual battle of the Coral Sea does not begin this standard wartime drama, there is plenty of action and suspense as the preparation stage of the battle is carried out. A submarine captained by Jeff Conway (Cliff Robertson) successfully scouts the location of enemy installations, ships, and subs and then starts to head back to friendly waters. Before chugging very far in that direction, the submarine is spotted and captured by the Japanese. The crew members are taken prisoner by an even-handed Commander Mori (Teru Shimada) and held on the Japanese forces' island base. While chaffing under a ticking clock as the day of the final confrontation draws near, an island woman (Gia Scala) is secretly enlisted to help smuggle out three of the prisoners. If they can make it off the island to their own base, then the all-important information on the Japanese positions will tip the scales in favor of the U.S. Navy.

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