Submarine X-1 55 years old

Hell can be very cold…very wet…and very deep!

Submarine X-1

After losing a submarine and fifty crew in a battle with a German ship during WWII, a Royal Navy officer gets a second chance in a daring raid with midget subs.

Credits

Submarine X-1 Cast

Name Character
James Caan He was 29, now 84 years old as Cmdr. Richard Bolton, RNVR
Nick Tate He was 27, now 82 years old as Leading Seaman X-1
Rupert Davies He was 53, 60 years old when he died as Vice Admiral Redmayne (uncredited)
Norman Bowler He was 36, now 92 years old as Sub-Lt. Pennington, RN
Carl Rigg as CPO Norman Kennedy
George Pravda He was 51, 66 years old when he died as Capt. Erlich of the 'Lindendorf'
John Kelland He was 154, 83 years old when he died as Sub-Lt. Keith Willis, RNVR
Steve Kirby He was 17, now 73 years old as Leading Seaman X-2
Paul Young He was 13, now 68 years old as Leading Seaman Quentin
David Sumner as Lt. Davies R.N.V.R
William Dysart He was 39, 72 years old when he died as Lt. Robert Talbot Gogan R.N.R.
Kenneth Farrington He was 33, now 88 years old as CPO Boker Knowles
Keith Alexander as Sub-Lt. X-3

Submarine X-1 Crew

Name Department
Ron Goodwin as Music. He was 44 (77) years old when He died Sound
Edmund H. North as Story. He was 58 (79) years old when He died Writing
Paul Beeson as Cinematography. He was 48 (80) years old when He died Crew
Donald S. Sanford as Screenplay. He was 51 (92) years old when He died Writing
William A. Graham as Director. He was 43 (87) years old when He died Directing
Guy Elmes as Screenplay. He was 48 (77) years old when He died Writing
John C. Champion as Producer. He was 45 (70) years old when He died Production
John C. Champion as Story. He was 45 (70) years old when He died Writing
Submarine X-1 poster
Submarine X-1 (55 years)

Hell can be very cold…very wet…and very deep!

  • Release day: Monday, June 23, 1969
  • Runtime: 89 minutes