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What the World War II-era film 'Air Force' is to the skies, 'Destination Tokyo' is to the seas. In the only military-action film he made during the war, Cary Grant plays Captain Cassidy of the U.S. submarine 'Copperfin', skippering his torpedo-laden thunderfish with courage and resourcefulness as it makes its battle-strewn way from San Francisco to the Aleutians and into the enemy's front yard. Under the trim, taut direction of Delmer Daves (his directorial debut), John Garfield leads a stellar array of co-stars as boys-next-door gone to war. "One of the most rousing, action-filled WWII films ever produced with a powerful cast and terrific story 'Destination Tokyo' remains a classic war drama to this day" (The Motion Picture Guide). ABOUT THE DVD: This is a release by WARNER HOME VIDEO for the UK market (Region 2 PAL format - which will play on all standard DVD players in the UK and the rest of Europe - buyers outside of Europe will need a multi-region player in order to view it) - The film is presented in its original BLACK & WHITE and FULL SCREEN format (1.37:1 aspect ratio) and runs for a total of 129 minutes - the AUDIO is the original ENGLISH language and MONO - SUBTITLES are in English, French, Dutch, Portuguese, Finnish, Swedish, Hungarian and Arabic (there are also hard-of-hearing subs for English language only) - SPECIAL FEATURES are a wartime short film 'Gem of the Ocean' and a Cary Grant Trailer Gallery.
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Warner Bros. Pictures presents "DESTINATION TOKYO" (31 December 1943) (135 min/B&W) (Fully Restored/Dolby Digitally Remastered) -- Cary Grant is a tower of strength as Captain Cassidy, skipper of an American submarine U.S.S. Copperfin bound for Tokyo harbor --- Its mission: to enter the bay undetected and place a landing party ashore to allow a Navy meteorologist to survey Japanese weather conditions - information vital to the upcoming Doolittle air raid on From the sub's embarkation in San Francisco to its climactic retreat from Japan, there's not a single solitary dull moment in the 135 minutes of Destination Tokyo.
A fabulous WWII submarine adventure!
Oscar Nominated Steve Fisher for Best Writing
Under the production staff of:
Delmer Daves [Director/Screenplay]
Steve Fisher [Story "Destination Tokyo"]
Albert Maltz {Screenplay]
Jerry Wald [Producer]
Jack L. Warner [Executive Producer]
Franz Waxman [Original Film Music]
Bert Glennon [Cinematographer]
Christian Nyby [Film Editor]
Leo K. Kuter [Art Director]
BIOS:
1. Delmer Daves [aka: Delmer Lawrence Daves]
Date of Birth: 24 July 1904 - San Francisco, California
Date of Death: 17 August 1977 - La Jolla, California
2. Cary Grant [aka: Archibald Alexander Leach]
Date of Birth: 18 January 1904 - Horfield, Bristol, England, UK
Date of Death: 29 November 1986 - Davenport, Iowa
3. John Garfield [aka: Jacob Julius Garfinkle]
Date of Birth: 4 March 1913 - New York City, New York
Date of Death: 21 May 1952 - New York City, New York
the cast includes:
Cary Grant - Capt. Cassidy
John Garfield - Wolf
Alan Hale - 'Cookie' Wainwright
John Ridgely - Reserve Officer Raymond
Dane Clark - Tin Can
Warner Anderson - Andy, Executive officer
William Prince - Pills
Robert Hutton - Tommy Adams ('The Kid')
Tom Tully - Mike Conners
Faye Emerson - Mrs. Cassidy
Peter Whitney - Dakota
Warren Douglas - Larry, Diving officer
John Forsythe - Sparks - Sailor
Mr. Jim's Ratings:
Quality of Picture & Sound: 5 Stars
Performance: 5 Stars
Story & Screenplay:5 Stars
Overall: 5 Stars [Original Music, Cinematography & Film Editing]
Total Time: 135 min on DVD ~ Warner Bros. Pictures ~ (06/01/2004)
A fabulous WWII submarine adventure!
Oscar Nominated Steve Fisher for Best Writing
Under the production staff of:
Delmer Daves [Director/Screenplay]
Steve Fisher [Story "Destination Tokyo"]
Albert Maltz {Screenplay]
Jerry Wald [Producer]
Jack L. Warner [Executive Producer]
Franz Waxman [Original Film Music]
Bert Glennon [Cinematographer]
Christian Nyby [Film Editor]
Leo K. Kuter [Art Director]
BIOS:
1. Delmer Daves [aka: Delmer Lawrence Daves]
Date of Birth: 24 July 1904 - San Francisco, California
Date of Death: 17 August 1977 - La Jolla, California
2. Cary Grant [aka: Archibald Alexander Leach]
Date of Birth: 18 January 1904 - Horfield, Bristol, England, UK
Date of Death: 29 November 1986 - Davenport, Iowa
3. John Garfield [aka: Jacob Julius Garfinkle]
Date of Birth: 4 March 1913 - New York City, New York
Date of Death: 21 May 1952 - New York City, New York
the cast includes:
Cary Grant - Capt. Cassidy
John Garfield - Wolf
Alan Hale - 'Cookie' Wainwright
John Ridgely - Reserve Officer Raymond
Dane Clark - Tin Can
Warner Anderson - Andy, Executive officer
William Prince - Pills
Robert Hutton - Tommy Adams ('The Kid')
Tom Tully - Mike Conners
Faye Emerson - Mrs. Cassidy
Peter Whitney - Dakota
Warren Douglas - Larry, Diving officer
John Forsythe - Sparks - Sailor
Mr. Jim's Ratings:
Quality of Picture & Sound: 5 Stars
Performance: 5 Stars
Story & Screenplay:5 Stars
Overall: 5 Stars [Original Music, Cinematography & Film Editing]
Total Time: 135 min on DVD ~ Warner Bros. Pictures ~ (06/01/2004)
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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19/4/2011 I first saw Destination Tokyo on TV many years ago.Made at a time when World war 2 was going on it gave the audiences of the day an uplifting if not rather inaccurate account of the action of the USS Copperfin on its way to a mission in Tokyo bay.It dealt with the relationships within the crew,all solid dependable guys to a man ,it had a dangerous situation on uplifting an important officer vital to the mission in artic like conditions ,when during a surprise attack by the japanease a bomb is lodged in the subs superstructure,and young crew member and the captain risk their lives to defuse it.The same lad falls ill with appendicitus and has to undergo and emergency operation by the coreman no doctor on him falls the burden of carrying out the lifesaving op.There is more of course ,this movie was made for a differnt audience from todays who demand more from their movies ,but Destination Tokyo is a good picture okay not todays fare perhaps but good anyway one for the oldies Rankin Cattan
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The trouble with the film is it is very long and takes ages setting up the drama of the expedition to do daring things against the Japanese. It is well made, Cary Grant makes a devastatingly handsome captain, and John Garfield is the sexy crewman ready with a quip to perfection. It is a sound, solid movie which, once it gets going, delivers the goods in terms of thrills - but it takes a long time getting going. The two leads are backed up by a first rate supporting cast of players who might have become stars.
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