Run Silent, Run Deep

DeepSix · 05-26-06, 12:33 PM

By Hollywood standards, they took considerable pains to make it accurate. They hired a World War II skipper (Rear Admiral Rob Roy MacGregor - no really, that's his name!) as the official technical adviser and seems like there were actually several submariners involved in some capacity (and of course the book was written by a submariner). They probably took some Hollywood license with the technical details here and there for the sake of establishing atmosphere for the viewer, but overall I think it's amazingly well done.

05-26-06, 12:33 PM	#27
DeepSix Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Music City Posts: 683 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	By Hollywood standards, they took considerable pains to make it accurate. They hired a World War II skipper (Rear Admiral Rob Roy MacGregor - no really, that's his name!) as the official technical adviser and seems like there were actually several submariners involved in some capacity (and of course the book was written by a submariner). They probably took some Hollywood license with the technical details here and there for the sake of establishing atmosphere for the viewer, but overall I think it's amazingly well done. __________________ Jack's happy days will soon be gone, To return again, oh never! For they've raised his pay five cents a day, But they've stopped his grog forever. For tonight we'll merry, merry be, For tonight we'll merry, merry be, For tonight we'll merry, merry be, But tomorrow we'll be sober. - "Farewell to Grog"

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