Right now any movie or mention of a submarine is liable to bring up very visceral feelings considering we have a submersible missing. A submersible that gives tours of the Titanic has been missing for a few days with limited air and limited space. "Devil and the Deep" has some very intense scenes inside a submarine.
"Devil and the Deep" was a so-so suspenseful romance(?). I question the romance aspect of it, but it could be loosely considered a romance.
The movie was set in Morocco. A rotund, unattractive, and obnoxious commander (Charles Laughton) of a submarine had persistent suspicions about his wife. Looking at him and looking at her I can see why. His wife, Diana (Tallulah Bankhead), was out of his league which is probably why he always questioned her fidelity.
First he accused her of seeing Lt. Jaeckel (Cary Grant) and she didn't help matters any. When he threatened to have Jaeckel transferred she protested. Why would she protest to a man being transferred whom she had no relationship with?
Well, she was able to prove that she and Jaeckel weren't an item, which didn't convince her husband, Cmdr. Charles Sturm. So, in a melancholy and distressed state she went roaming the streets of Morocco where she ran into Lt. Sempter (Gary Cooper). The two of them fast fell in love and kissed, except Diana failed to mention that she was married. When Cmdr. Charles saw his wife's behavior around Sempter he immediately suspected infidelity for which he had a plan.
The best scenes of "Devil and the Deep" were the submarine shots. Much like later submarine movies you got the claustrophobic feel as well as the intense feeling of imminent death when the sub began taking on water. As for the melodrama between Diana, her husband, and Sempter--meh.
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"Devil and the Deep" was a so-so suspenseful romance(?). I question the romance aspect of it, but it could be loosely considered a romance.
The movie was set in Morocco. A rotund, unattractive, and obnoxious commander (Charles Laughton) of a submarine had persistent suspicions about his wife. Looking at him and looking at her I can see why. His wife, Diana (Tallulah Bankhead), was out of his league which is probably why he always questioned her fidelity.
First he accused her of seeing Lt. Jaeckel (Cary Grant) and she didn't help matters any. When he threatened to have Jaeckel transferred she protested. Why would she protest to a man being transferred whom she had no relationship with?
Well, she was able to prove that she and Jaeckel weren't an item, which didn't convince her husband, Cmdr. Charles Sturm. So, in a melancholy and distressed state she went roaming the streets of Morocco where she ran into Lt. Sempter (Gary Cooper). The two of them fast fell in love and kissed, except Diana failed to mention that she was married. When Cmdr. Charles saw his wife's behavior around Sempter he immediately suspected infidelity for which he had a plan.
The best scenes of "Devil and the Deep" were the submarine shots. Much like later submarine movies you got the claustrophobic feel as well as the intense feeling of imminent death when the sub began taking on water. As for the melodrama between Diana, her husband, and Sempter--meh.
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