Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (1991)

6.4/10 • 100 min • TV Movie War Drama

Overview

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.

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

Joseph Carberry

Spilner

Dale Dye

Major Green

Carrie Snodgress

Louise McVay

Andrew Prine

Henshaw

Stacy Keach, Sr.

Charles McVay Sr.

John Hillner

Olinsky

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