Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis

1991·Movie·1h 40m

TV Movie, War, Drama

6.4 / 10 (17 votes)

True story of the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, its crew's struggle to survive the sharks and exposure, and the captain's scape-goat court-martial.

Directed by: Robert Iscove
Original language: English
Released: 29 September 1991

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Cast

Stacy Keach
Capt. Charles Butler McVay
Richard Thomas
Lieutenant Steven Scott
Steve Landesberg
Lipscombe
Don Harvey
Kinderman
Robert Cicchini
D'Angelo
David Caruso
Wilkes
Bob Gunton
Chaplain
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Hashimoto
Jeffrey Nordling
Tasker
Tim Guinee
Dobson
Neil Giuntoli
Goldstein
Gordon Clapp
Elias