Run silent, run deep turned out to be far more his picture than lancasters, with the driven, vengeful captain the more dramatically interesting character. For almost 60 years he appeared in top showrooms and concert halls throughout the u. It quickly attained best seller status, and in 1959 was made into the classic movie starring clark gable and burt lancaster. Beach jrit was directed by robert wise, produced by harold hecht, and starred clark gable and burt lancaster. Apr 06, 2017 in 1959 he started performing regularly in las vegas. He appeared in such movies as casino and voiced the character of mr. John gay based on the novel run silent, run deep by commander edward l.
His film roles included run silent, run deep 1958 with clark gable and kellys heroes 1970 with clint eastwood. Run silent, run deep blu ray clark gable, burt lancaster, jack warden, don rickles, brad dexter actor, robert wise director rated. Beach, run silent, run deep is rousing entertainment with the added benefit of paying honorable tribute to the men who navigated through. His film career included such classics as 1958s run silent, run deep starring clark gable and burt lancaster and 1970s kellys heroes which featured an allstar cast.
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His prominent film roles included run silent, run deep 1958 with clark gable and kellys heroes 1970 with clint eastwood, and beginning in 1976 he enjoyed a twoyear run. Adapted by screenwriter john gay from the 1955 novel by edward l. Aug 02, 2004 after a promising start in 1958, with a part in run silent, run deep, starring clark gable, there was nothing but a string of roles in lowbudget teen movies until kellys heroes 1970. He underplays his lines so as not to sound like hes doing a comedy routine. He got his start in night clubs, toiling for over 20 years, until 1958, when he made his film debut in run silent run deep. As rickles standup career took off, he made the jump to movies, beginning with a serious role in run silent, run deep. Apr 06, 2017 his attempts at series tv did not succeed because of the astringency of rickles personality. He got his start in night clubs, toiling for over 20 years, until 1958, when he made his film debut in run silent run deep 1958. Run silent, run deep is a 1958 american blackandwhite war film from united artists, based on the novel of the same name by commander later captain edward l. Run silent, run deep was made near the end of clark gables remarkable career.
Run silent run deep is a classic novel of world war ii pacific theatre submarine warfare. Clark gable, burt lancaster, jack warden, brad dexter, don rickles, nick cravat, joe maross, mary laroche, eddie foy iii, rudy bond, jimmy bates. Clark gable and burt lancaster head an all star cast. For my money, this is the best of the world war ii submarine movies. Beach wrote run silent, run deep while serving as naval aide to president eisenhower, and it was published by henry holt and company in 1955. His attempts at series tv did not succeed because of the astringency of rickles personality. Don rickles, aggressively caustic comedian dubbed mr. Oct 05, 2012 run silent run deep trailer directed by robert wise and starring clark gable, burt lancaster, jack warden, brad dexter, don rickles. It quickly attained best seller status, and in 1959 was. Run silent, run deep 1958 film wikipedia republished. Beach was a wwii submarine veteran himself, and wrote a gripping, plausible thriller about life under the sea and. Run silent run deep 1958, robert wise the stop button. Clark gable, burt lancaster, jack warden, brad dexter, don rickles, nick cravat, joe maross, mary laroche. Run silent, run deep 1958 film movie, book facebook.
Apr 06, 2017 although he was best known for comedy, rickles also appeared in dramatic movies. Beach, run silent, run deep is rousing entertainment with the added benefit of paying honorable tribute to the men who navigated through the most frightening and claustrophobic channels of the pacific theater. Don rickles and the art of the insult the new yorker. Beach was a wwii submarine veteran himself, and wrote a gripping, plausible thriller about life under the sea and the perils of making war there. Following the golden era of hollywood, he remained active until early 2017. Run silent, run deep is a 1958 american blackandwhite war film from united. Donald jay rickles was an american standup comedian, actor, and author. Second world war drama, starring clark gable, burt lancaster, jack warden, brad dexter and don rickles. Donald jay rickles was an american standup comedian, actor, and author, known especially for his insult comedy. Originally intended to reunite destination tokyos cary grant and delmar daves, run silent run deep sees clark gable and burt lancaster at odds in what still holds up as one of the best submarine movies thanks to tight direction from robert wise and a solid script that manages to throw in a few surprises alongside the expected staples of the genre. Run silent, run deep is a 1958 american blackandwhite war film from united artists, produced by harold hecht, directed by robert wise, and starring clark gable and burt lancaster. Afterward, rickles continued acting, starring in films like x. As production began, he grew more congenial and relaxed, although he did throw a fit over the scene in which lancaster wrests control of the ship away from him. Jack warden and don rickles enhances the movies compelling authenticity.
Burt lancaster don rickles jack warden available on dvd via amazon. Donald jay don rickles may 8, 1926 april 6, 2017 was an american standup comedian, actor, and author, known especially for his insult comedy. Their success continues to this day with such films as u571 2000 and k19. Donald jay don rickles may 8, 1926 april 6, 2017 was an american standup comedian, actor and author. May 04, 2020 don rickles, american comedian and actor known for a cheerfully belligerent brand of humor that relied on adlibbed insults and broad cultural stereotypes. His film roles included run silent, run deep 1958 with clark gable and kellys heroes 1970 with clint eastwood, and beginning in 1976, enjoyed a 2year run starring in c. United artists promoted run silent, run deep as a combination of the obsessiveness of moby dicks captain ahab and the shipboard rivalry found in mutiny on the bounty. But plenty of laughs were to come in his movie career, with some favorite. Clark gable, burt lancaster, jack warden, brad dexter, don rickles, nick cravat and joe maross screenplay. He later won roles in the romance the rat race 1960 and in several teenoriented beach movies, such as bikini beach 1964. His film roles included run silent, run deep with clark gable and kellys heroes with clint eastwood. Burt lancaster don rickles jack warden available on dvd via. Run silent, run deep, and martin scorseses 1995 film casino.
Don rickles and lancasters old circus partner nick cravat in a rare speaking role among them and the 93minute running time keeps things from getting slack. His prominent film roles included run silent, run deep 1958 with clark gable and kellys heroes 1970 with clint eastwood, and beginning in 1976 he enjoyed a twoyear run starring in the. Since then rickles has appeared in movies such as casino, toy story, toy story 2, denice the menace strikes again, toy story 3, zookeeper, toy story 3. Us navy wwii 1 transcript, larry king live, 25 may 2007, obviously in jest but funny enough that it bears repeating. In 1958, he made his film debut in a serious part in run silent, run deep with clark gable and burt lancaster. Clark gable, burt lancaster, jack warden, brad dexter, don rickles, nick cravat, joe maross, mary laroche, eddie foy iii, rudy. Rickles was educated at american academy of dramatic arts. His film roles included run silent, run deep 1958 with clark gable and kellys heroes 1970 with clint eastwood, and beginning in 1976 he enjoyed a twoyear run starring in the nbc television sitcom c. It looks like a standardissue 1950s war film, but it has some excellent points.
Rickles gueststarred in get smart as sid, an old war buddy of max who comes to stay with him. Donald jay rickles was born may 8, 1926 in new york. Mar 25, 2018 his prominent film roles included run silent, run deep 1958 with clark gable and kellys heroes 1970 with clint eastwood, and beginning in 1976 he enjoyed a twoyear run starring in the nbc. Don rickles was americas insult comic extraordinaire who mercilessly mocked movie stars. Run silent, run deep is a 1958 american blackandwhite war film from united artists, based. His film roles included run silent, run deep 1958 with clark gable and kellys heroes 1970 with clint eastwood, and beginning in 1976, enjoyed. Meanwhile, he embarked on a film career with a supporting part as a naval officer in the world war ii drama run silent, run deep in. Run silent, run deep for all the restrictions they pose in terms of setting, submarine films have long been a popular subgenre of the war movie. His serious side, however, was occasionally put to good use in guest starring roles in episodic tv and the occasional dramatic role in movies such as his first, run silent, run deep, and martin scorseses 1995 film casino. Since then rickles has appeared in movies such as casino, toy story, toy story 2, denice the menace strikes again, toy story 3, zookeeper, toy story 3, and small fry. Abrasive comic don rickles, the honorary rat pack member and celebrity roast guest whose career spanned six decades, has died.
With clark gable, burt lancaster, jack warden, brad dexter. Clark gable, burt lancaster, jack warden, brad dexter and don rickles. Based on a novel by former submarine commander edward l. Meanwhile, he embarked on a film career with a supporting part as a naval officer in the world war ii drama run silent, run deep in 1958. Featured in the cast of run silent, run deep are burt lancasters old circus partner nick cravat, and, in his unbilled movie debut, don rickles. Apr 06, 2017 donald jay don rickles may 8, 1926 april 6, 2017 was an american standup comedian, actor, and author, known especially for his insult comedy. After the golden era of hollywood ended, don rickles is one man still living to tell his tales. Run silent run deep trailer directed by robert wise and starring clark gable, burt lancaster, jack warden, brad dexter, don rickles. Throughout the 1960s, he often appeared on television in sitcoms and dramatic series. One of the most respected talents in entertainment, rickles got his start in the night clubs, toiling for over 20 years, until 1958, when don made his film debut in run silent run deep. His film career included such classics as 1958s run silent, run deep starring clark gable and burt lancaster and 1970s kellys heroes which featured an allstar cast that included clint eastwood, telly savalas, donald sutherland and carroll oconnor. Rickles made his film debut in 1958 in the submarine thriller run silent, run deep with clark gable and burt lancaster. Rickles career began in 1958 in run, silent, run deep. Don rickles made his film debut in a small role, and in his 2007 memoirs he recalled that during filming gable.
Although he became well known as an insult comic, his pudgy, balding appearance and pugnacious style led to few leading roles in film or television, including his prominent film roles included run silent, run deep. May 25, 2015 having just finished reading war beneath the waves by don keith, it only added to my appreciation of this film and its significance. Apr 06, 2017 abrasive comic don rickles, the honorary rat pack member and celebrity roast guest whose career spanned six decades, has died. In 1959 he started performing regularly in las vegas. He is widely regarded as being one of the best insult comics of all time. While performing at the slate brothers, rickles was cast in his first movie role.
I am shocked to see that no one has mentioned, at least that i can find, don rickles and the line. Clark gable in run silent run deep 1958 burt lancaster in run silent run deep 1958 clark gable and burt lancaster in run silent run. Don rickles simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Beach, the author of the book, did not think highly of the film.
In 1958, he made his film debut in the burt lancasterclark gable submarine movie run silent run deep and starred. The film is based on the novel of the same name by commander later captain edward l. Don rickles, in full donald jay rickles, born may 8, 1926, jackson heights, queens, new york, u. Run silent run deep 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses. His serious side, however, was occasionally put to good use in guest starring roles in episodic tv and the occasional dramatic role in movies such as his first, run silent, run deep.
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