- Gray Lady Down
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name = Gray Lady Down
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caption = Promotional poster for "Grady Lady Down"
director =David Greene
producer =Walter Mirisch
writer =David Lavallee Frank P. Rosenberg James Whittaker Howard Sackler
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starring =Charlton Heston David Carradine Stacy Keach Ned Beatty Stephen McHattie Ronny Cox Dorian Harewood
music =Jerry Fielding
cinematography = Stevan Larner
editing = Robert Swink
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released = March 10, 1978
runtime = 111 min
country =United States
language = English
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imdb_id = 0077629"Gray Lady Down" is a
1978 disaster film byUniversal Studios which starredCharlton Heston ,David Carradine ,Stacy Keach ,Ned Beatty ,Ronny Cox , and featured the first film role for a youngChristopher Reeve .Plot
An aging, respected commander (Charlton Heston) is on his final
submarine tour before his retirement. Surfaced and returning to port, the submarine, USS Neptune (possibly a "Skate"-class or "Nautilus"-classattack submarine ) is struck by a giant freighter in heavy fog, and sinks to a depth of 1,450 feet on canyon ledge above the ocean floor. AUS Navy rescue force commanded by Stacy Keach arrives on scene, but "Neptune" is perched at an angle that does not allow the Navy'sDeep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV ) rescue submarine to complete its work.A small experimental submersible, "Snark", is brought in to assist with the rescue. "Snark" is very capable, but run by a
nonconformist navy misfit (David Carradine). The tiny submersible is the only hope for a rescue.Ronny Cox plays Neptune's executive officer, scheduled to take over command from Charlton Heston, Ned Beatty plays the "Snark"
' s second crewman, and Christopher Reeve appears in his first film role in a bit part for the sharp-eyed viewer.The movie re-used submarine special-effect footage from "Ice Station Zebra", as well as the large-scale submarine model, with that film's submarine ("Tigerfish") appearing as the USS "Neptune".
The movie is adapted from the novel "Event 1000" by David Lavallee (1971).
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*imdb title|id=0077629|title=Gray Lady Down
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