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Title: Into the Deep end of the Pool
Review: I had never heard of this movie until it popped up as an Amazon recommendation, and I read purchaser reviews of it. I'm glad I was guided by those reviews.It's a well written and well acted little movie about a WWII UDT team accustoming themselves to a new leader, who replaces a very popular leader who died in action. Richard Widmark is great as the somewhat stiff and by the book new officer. So too is Dana Andrews as the chief petty officer who will become the linch pin around the eventual acceptance of the new leader by the team. In between, however, there is a lot of friction between them,As an avid SCUBA diver, I found it interesting how primative and minimal the UDT teams equipment was. The underwater photography was suprisingly well done for the time, although probably done in a back lot pool, as there was not a fish in sight.If you like human drama as much as load explosions, give this one a try.
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