"Battle of the Coral Sea" (1959) - Cliff Robertson WW2 Submarine War Film!

[@misterknight3901]

I agree with the commenter below. These old movies are much better than anything Hollywood produces nowadays.

[@terrykeil6751]

I really enjoy these old films...better than the new ones made today!

[@thetdchannel]

Just fun to watch people-relax! All those old war movies are fun to watch. I’m a former Navy jet carrier pilot…Top Gun wasn’t accurate but a fun movie. Some of my shipmates from VF-1 were in the movie.

[@skorpio156]

As a former 11B, I appreciate the Can Do attitude, the willingness to sacrifice oneself, and the leadership of the Captain

[@lawrencewiddis2447]

@@skorpio156 and I appreciate all 11Bs. I was one and an 11A.

[@paulmicelli5819]

11B with the 5th Mechanized Infantry Division, US Army 1968, Viet Nam

[@gscop1683]

As a Boomer whose Dad was a WWII Pacific Marine I love these movies. Ive always liked Cliff Robertson and it is a shame his career was often overshadowed by the plethora of big stars of his era.

[@keithad6485]

Think I remember seeing Cliff Robertson in the 1970s Redford movie - Three Days of the Condor, though it is many years since I have seen that movie.

[@orangequant]

@@keithad6485 True.

[@TheSports50]

At the coral ,we sank a light carrier the Shoho. Lost the Lexington . However the invasion of Port Moseby and Australia was stopped. At Midway , destroyed all 4 Japanese carriers which was the turning point of us gaining control of Pacific. Another major Battle of Leyte Gulf allowed us the recapture the Philippines.

[@BOSSMANN242]

Battle of Midway was turning point of the Pacific War

[@larrywiddis470]

The best this film could do is a quote from Public Relations officer John Bergen? "On May 18, 1942, was called to active duty. He was soon promoted to Commander and assigned to the Secretary of the Navy's office. After completing a course at the Naval War College, he reported to Commander Fleet Air, South Pacific. From December 1943 to March 1944 he served at the Naval Station Puget Sound. In April 1944 he was made Chief of Staff and Public Relations Officer to the Commandant of the Base. He was detached for terminal leave on August 27, 1944, and released on inactive status three months later."

[@robertlyness4883]

???

[@lawrencewiddis2447]

@@robertlyness4883 The film’s “authority” with no combat experience.

[@dpa3505]

Why is this called "battle of the coral sea"? Its just a movie about a prisoner camp.

[@mikebennett3812]

Oh what a limited understanding ,and poor appreciation, of a dramatic composition offering that some persons possess.

[@haroldeckert7927]

Remember this film when a kid

[@Thinker2-truth]

Billy Jack (Tom Laughlin) 5:45 "Lieutenant, it just seems if the Navy wanted a periscope camera, they would have invented one."

[@GordonTechno]

Interesting movie. As a former submariner, I can say this film is the most technically inaccurate piece of fiction I've ever seen.

[@PercyPruneMHDOIFandBars]

I agree. Wasn't the truth quite interesting enough?

[@ooyginyardel4835]

But considering the year that it was made, what did you think of it?

[@SpontaneousOracle]

😂😂

[@PercyPruneMHDOIFandBars]

​@@ooyginyardel4835"The Cruel Sea" was made a few years earlier. I know which I prefer.

[@frankcherry3810]

Hollywood can do anything they want

[@givenfirstnamefamilyfirstn3935]

All the crew who survived the loss of U.S.S. Lexington must have despised this abomination.

[@phoebebrown2883]

My uncle died in a prisoner of war camp in Singapore.

[@barrierjohn6528]

@phoebebrown2883…..To be a prisoner of the Rising Sun was not an enviable place to find oneself. I’m sorry for you and your family to lose your uncle this way. Was he Australian or British? Many thousands from those countries ended up POWs in those locales. Take care.

[@kabbey30]

I consider your Uncle a hero, sir. Could you tell us his first name so those of us can say a prayer for him?

[@phoebebrown2883]

@@kabbey30 William (or Willie) I never met him he died before I was born. He is buried in Singapore.

[@phoebebrown2883]

@@barrierjohn6528 British. He is buried in Singapore.

[@kenjohn487]

thanks guys ... and gals

[@frankmccann29]

This is good one and looking forward to it ❤

[@mikel1483]

thanks for the movie

[@thepeskytraveller3870]

Thank you for uploading...

[@gf8650]

Must have been a special on German MP40 sub machine guns for Japanese POW camp guards that history forgot to tell us.

[@mikefleming8352]

Yeah, it was a special weapon exchange program.

[@glenndavis479]

They even had a bomber in the air battle at the end.

[@GeraldMiller-mp8fc]

Before he has the Captain of PT 109, he was the Captain of a submarine.

[@nordan00]

Young Billy Jack!

[@KEB129]

The Battle of Jutland in WW1 was even bigger than this battle!

[@chipsawdust5816]

Not much in the way of a carrier battle then was it?

[@rodpettet2819]

Not much submarine action. The movie switched to good old cowboys and Indians! That said it was quite an enjoyable movie.

[@youdhagarnacharry4026]

looks better than some present film movies.

[@GrantWaller.-hf6jn]

And our New Zealand friends who fought with the sreening forces

[@Calbeck]

"Battle of the Coral Sea": 10% pre-battle submarine fanfiction, 85% POW schlock, 5% Battle of the Coral Sea (frenetically slamming models together in a bathtub).

[@davediamond9436]

can you snivel and whine louder ?

[@andrewnaylor3965]

Scuba equipment wasn't invented till late in the war by the British / Americans the regulator was much later by the French man Jacque Custo

[@rogerstlaurent8704]

The Undersea world of Jacque Cuto 1966 - 1976 Mr Aqua - lung Mr Andrew TY for the Blast from the PAST BTW Mr Jacque Cuto passed 25th of June of 1997 at 87 the DUDE was a legend

[@georgehaeh4856]

Jacques Cousteau

[@orvjudd1383]

I am glad you caught that, the Japanese never had it.

[@bearcatracing007]

Cool story bro, lucky it's just a movie 😂

[@jisberg9795]

Deep sea diving gear. Copper or brass helmet feed air from the surface.

[@streamofconsciousness5826]

"There is only one way this war can end Commander". Basically the truth even when America was off balance. Even Yamamoto knew they had Six months or a Year. Love the "Get to the point commander you're wasting time" said by the prisoner to the warden. And hot girls at a Japanese prison camp. That woman's reversal in fortitude, she went from being pushed where ever the world took her to commando.

[@marckg6950]

Good Saturday afternoon mindless movie

[@timsmith9169]

Wow very nice,I just found this channel 👍🇺🇸

[@glocke380]

They really didn't want to weigh down this movie with many facts. lol

[@williamhatmaker2202]

My dad was on the destroyer in the battle of the Coral Sea and Midway he join the military in 1939

[@williamriley-le9zo]

I like Cliff Robertson. Always thought he was a pretty good actor for his time. I just watched him in " Too Late the Hero ". He smokes in that movie the same way he does in this one. Like he really doesn't smoke. Watch & you'll see him flinch when he inhales and the smoke curls up into his eyes unlike a real smoker. And the way he holds the cigarette is weird with the middle finger pinching it. Just an observation.

[@scratchdog2216]

19:50 A young Mr. Sulu I believe seated on the right operating the radar.

[@rogerstlaurent8704]

Damn good catch you could be 100% correct it should look like him

[@larryehrlich57]

America forced Japan to surrender via two Atomic Bombs detonated in the north western part of Japan. America had very recently perfected the Atomic bombs. Unfortunately Japan did not surrender after the first Atomic bomb exploded...so America was forced to drop the second Atomic bomb. After the second Atomic bomb exploded...Japan surrendered.

[@nomadmarauder-dw9re]

The atomic bombs did more than force a Japanese surrender. It also stopped Stalin in Asia. Those two bombs saved untold numbers of lives.

[@stevehunt4660]

North Western? 😂😅😢

[@MT-gv8ns]

Time 9:54 - "Flashing Light" - sailors don't use the term "Blinker"

[@affliction6911]

Why is that?

[@samsnead7]

The movie was mostly a POW movie and 5 minutes the battle of the Coral Sea.

[@PaulMcCartGuitarTracks]

This movie had nothing to do with the battle of the Coral Sea.

[@TheScandoman]

I wouldn't say "Nothing", but yeah...title is very bogus!

[@thethirdman225]

Technically, the Japanese were moving on Port Moresby. While that was an Australian protectorate at the time, I guess you could say they were moving towards Australia but it gives the wrong impression.

[@stevehunt4660]

We'll just ignore the fact that Japan bombed Darwin in northern Australia on 19th February 1942, multiple bombing raids over 100 i believe in total between the first in Feb 42 and 43 . I believe February is before May when the Battle of the Coral Sea was fought, I think the impression that they had eyes on more than just Port Moresby is obvious. The were also attacking ports on the coast further south such as Newcastle and Sydney with mini subs during May 1942. Later attempts as well by smaller flights to bomb Cairns in Queensland on 31st July but only dropped 1 bomb that missed hitting anything at Mossman north of Cairns. Just because you want to get technical...😅

[@thethirdman225]

@@stevehunt4660 Not at all. The bombing campaign against Darwin was basically designed to keep Australian heads down. The midget subs were designed to send the message, ‘be afraid’. What they wanted was Port Moresby, which was more useful to them. While Australia had every reason to fear invasion, there were never any serious plans to do so. The hope was to ‘checkmate us out of the war’. Eric Bergerud is very good on this.

[@stevehunt4660]

@@thethirdman225 100 bombing raids across the top end is one hell of a crazy keep your heads down for an incredibly sparesly populated area..how many keep your heads down raids did they do elsewhere.. this was afterall the same force that attacked both Pearl and Midway... no I don't believe the Japanese had real intent to invade Australia, they barely had the logistics to take on Moresby let alone the massive expanse of hostile northern Australia, with its tropical rainforests and deserts, they weren't that silly..

[@ColinVanderheide]

That was a great movie ... I love the black and white movies.

[@davidmackieson4609]

GOTTA LOVE THOSE BATHTUB SUBMARINE CLOSE UPS

[@garynorris8492]

Cliff Robertson...Mosquito Squadron/Too Late The Hero/Three Days Of The Condor.

[@johnredding1243]

great job

[@GeraldMiller-mp8fc]

Japanese military was not this good in any prison camp.

[@cotton-Dave]

5 and 1/2 minutes in and I question whether they were allowed to SMOKE in a submarine?

[@victorfinberg8595]

this was a clear strategic victory for the allies. yes, in some sense it might be considered a "pyrrhic" victory ... except the us could replace losses, and japan couldn't.

[@Mark-g4z2s]

Solid film. Thanks

[@ebayerr]

Gia Scala dated Steve McQueen from 1952 to 1954. Could've done without seeing Cliff Robertson with a mustache. Not very becoming.

[@bmcc12]

Interestingly, the aqualung was not invented to until 50s as far as I know!

[@hamshackleton]

A good mix of studio shots and real battle footage. Worth watching, bearing in mind it is a propaganda film.

[@marcoatomonteiro6523]

👏🏻 Brazil🇧🇷

[@michaelmcintyre5719]

And where is TF44, which included HMAS Australia and HMAS Hobart, and which also participated in the battle? I taught about this participation within the broader role of the brave US actions in my History classes in Sydney, as it was part of our syllabus. However, and as almost always, in American accounts of battles in the Pacific war, the heavy Australian contribution to the theatre is either described as by ‘Allies’, or, as here, completely ignored.

[@jonathanchalk2507]

Do some research...! The "Battle of the Coral Sea" was between 4th - 8th May 1942. A simple Google search confirms this.

[@bearcatracing007]

While on Google, search the meaning of a movie!

[@We_Seek_Truth]

Too many American & allied deaths for my taste, but it's still a pretty good movie. Cliff Robertson was excellent.

[@MyVernon1]

This is not "The Battle Of The Coral Sea" Movie. :)

[@victorfinberg8595]

14:30 there are some serious errors here, and in 1960, there was no good reason for this. - the only carrier with a displacement of 38 kt was the KAGA - shoho was a MUCH smaller carrier, only 1/4 as big. - a japanese carrier division was only TWO carriers. - there were THREE japanese carrier divisions in the pearl harbour attack. and more

[@victorfinberg8595]

and again, at 81:40 ships involved included zuikaku, shokaku, and shoho, NOT "3 carriers of the shoho class". that's a REALLY BAD mistake. i suppose, in those days, people like me (who know the material) did not exist, so there was no need to bother with small things like historical facts

[@victorfinberg8595]

and again, at 86:00 "all 3 of the largest enemy carriers were destroyed or disabled" completely WRONG

[@justdoingitjim7095]

Yep.

[@martinbrode7131]

US-Submarines. So important in WW 2 as italian tanks. 😂

[@pjwesteinde]

Yep, torpedoes did not work till late 1943

[@johnharrop5530]

Saved Australia my arse ,No mention of Pearl Harbour revenge 😊

[@shuntguy]

An attempt to humanize the Japanese. Japan was now an ally. Depp mistrust and animosity still existed among the American people and military towards Japan. Something needed to be done to convince the public to forget the brutality of the Japanese solders towards the Allies. This was part of it.

[@redfields5070]

How was this supposed to change anything?

[@shuntguy]

@@redfields5070 It showed Japanese leadership as sane, rational and only willing to uses violence as a last resort. The Japanese military was still the "enemy" but it's leadership could be trusted. Just what the US wanted in 1959.

[@lanetatom2701]

"We need weapons." "I can't possibly do that. And you must tell me your new pronouns."

[@RebeccaTurner-ny1xx]

"But don't worry, you'll not be prosecuted for committing war crimes against the poor, and the military budget will continue increasing endlessly for you to enjoy."

[@tonnywildweasel8138]

28 sept.'24 every 4-5 mins some very loud ads. It's a bit too much. Pitty though, it's a great film.

[@Thompson-xp1mk]

I watch later

[@davidstilwell3973]

Yes you were aloud to smoke

[@WalterLinthicum-vf7qq]

😊 my dad was 25 years in the Navy he was in world war II he was a 20 mm gun on a 10 can

[@てて-m8i]

日本語の字幕付きでお願いします。

[@richardhatton4478]

I like these movies, but the commercials every five minutes are too often. Maybe double them up every fifteen minutes to spare your viewers.

[@johanneswinkels401]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@harold1573]

Mis titled or something. What has this to do with the Coral See battle?

[@aspenrebel]

Why would they surface, pull out and inflate their own raft, paddle way the hell over to the other raft, put the people onto their raft, and paddle all the way back to the sub? Instead of just moving the sub right up to the raft? Now that made no sense at all. Then they lost the sub's raft.

[@garywagner2466]

Builds suspense. That’s how films were made then.

[@Jim-ic2of]

I don't like Chop Suey !😂

[@DanielLogan-s9n]

War time propaganda still in 1959 when this movie was released? They didn't even have 3 carriers there at coral sea. We only sank a light Carrier although we did damage the large one significantly. So why they said we destroyed 3 of the Japanese carriers is beyond me

[@georgehaeh4856]

Heavily Hollywoodized. The battle footage in the last few minutes might even be real, but so much else is fantasy that I'm not sure.

[@TheAristofor]

USS Pampanito

[@oldguy8177able]

1942 pretty sure their torpedoes' weren't working

[@paddyodriscoll8648]

Why did they post 1959 across the screen?

[@안원태-y6t]

영화를 1959년도에 제작했다는건가요?

[@Jury292]

SCUBA was invented by Jacque Cousteau.

[@lanetatom2701]

Gasp! Cigarettes!

[@RebeccaTurner-ny1xx]

Showing the huge success of the tobacco industry in persuading millions to take up a potentially lethal and highly addictive product.

[@JamesCvitkovich]

It’s a movie.

[@Great-v2q]

And what about this movie. May be you know the content but I do not know. Let’s see.

[@danielgulick958]

This was bad at the drive-in, it still is.

[@larrylewis6771]

Would a skipper risk his crew and ship, with many torpedoes, for a raft rescue?

[@edwardmyers8782]

Yes that was the standing order during the coral sea

[@larrylewis6771]

@@edwardmyers8782 ok thanks I understand they would rescue in broad daylight and not wait for dusk. Surprisingly.

[@michaelferri6790]

There’s someway that I can avoid having to see any more commercials with Barack Obama in every time I think about the fact that I voted for that guy in 2008 in 2012 because Union told me to do it I want to throw up my guts

[@animaltvi9515]

It's not a bad film . But what has it got to do with the coral sea ? . There's nothing from the battle in it. It's just a prison break film.

[@FloozieOne]

Don't expect a battle. 5 minutes of planes and ships at the very end. Very disappointing. Not a bad film for such an early one.

[@garybee858]

Dumb part was when they shot the bag with the camera and pictures out the torpedo tube,, should had smash the camera and burnt the pictures on deck

[@MrRuaAyengin]

Minute 11 Patty officers are always runs behind the money and officers are behind the career, Why?

[@marckg6950]

Pappy bouy ington

[@pjwesteinde]

Was this movie written by Tramp ?

[@thunderbirdone8126]

They could not have surfaced and positioned themselves further away from the raft?

[@Great-v2q]

And actually Iam disappointed because whatever I see that is seen and analysed by the peer group.

[@williamhatmaker2202]

Balch DD 363 my dad was on a porter class destroy your leader like I said in the battle of the coral Seas Midway is Destroyer came into Pearl after Pearl was bombed it was with the aircraft carriers doing escort Duty

[@jimlaguardia8185]

This movie is misnamed.

[@paddyodriscoll8648]

Ok, I watched 10 minutes and it’s too stupid to keep watching…. Sad.

[@stevesutton1991]

So many things wrong with this movie. Rubbish, typical American how we won the war trash.

[@Calbeck]

well in all fairness we did -:3

[@domenicozagari2443]

The Japanese never attacked pearl harbor.

[@veritas41photo]

I think these apres-WW2 1950-70 Hollywood "War Films" are disgusting... Hollywood at its absolute worst.

[@dopefiendlarz133]

Pretty cheap service picture. Best groomed sub mariners except for Cliffs moustache

[@southerneruk]

Too many errors to be historical

[@themightywookie351c3]

It’s Hollywood. Can you please make a more accurate movie.

[@ernestobongabong]

There was no "Battle of the Coral Sea".... a misleading title... 😡😡😡waste of time

[@garywagner2466]

Put your bong down. The Battle of the Coral Sea was fought from May 4, 1942 - May 8, 1942.

[@fifthbusiness1678]

I’m sorry, but this film is utterly ridiculous and wholly unbelievable. Could only stand it for 20min. Someone else in the lead role would likely have been better than Cliff Robertson and possibly made it bearable; he always struck me as one trying to hard to be “cool” and taciturn in almost every role he played. Two thumbs diving down …

[@markogronfors3826]

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