Submarine commander Ken White is forced to suddenly submerge, leaving his captain and another crew member to die outside the sub during WW II. Subsequent years of meaningless navy ground assignments and the animosity of a former sailor, leave White (now a captain) feeling guilty and empty. His life spirals downward and his wife is about to leave him. Suddenly, he is forced into a dangerous rescue situation at the start of the Koren War.... reassigned to the same submarine where all of his problems began.
William Holden
as Lt. Cmdr. Ken White
Nancy Olson
as Carol
William Bendix
as CPO Boyer
Don Taylor
as Lt. Cmdr. Peter Morris
Arthur Franz
as Lt. Arnie Carlson
Darryl Hickman
as Ens. Jack Wheelwright
Peggy Webber
as Mrs. Alice Rice
Moroni Olsen
as Rear Adm. Joshua Rice
Jack Gregson
as Cmdr. Joshua Rice
Jack Kelly
as Lt. Paul Barton
Don Dunning
as Quartermaster Perkins
Jerry Paris
as Sgt. Gentry
