Destination Tokyo

Destination Tokyo is a 1943 black and white American submarine war film. The film was directed by Delmer Daves in his directorial debut, and the screenplay was written by Daves and Albert Maltz, based on an original story by former submariner Steve Fisher. The film stars Cary Grant and John Garfield and features Dane Clark, Robert Hutton, and Warner Anderson, along with John Ridgely, Alan Hale Sr. and William Prince.

Destination Tokyo
theatrical release poster
Directed byDelmer Daves
Screenplay byDelmer Daves
Albert Maltz
Story bySteve Fisher
Produced byJerry Wald
Jack L. Warner
StarringCary Grant
John Garfield
Narrated byLou Marcelle
CinematographyBert Glennon
Edited byChristian Nyby
Vladimir Barjansky
Music byFranz Waxman
William Lava
Production
company
Warner Bros.
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release dates
  • December 15, 1943 (1943-12-15) (Pittsburgh, premiere)
Running time
131 or 135 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,516,000
Box office$4,544,000

Destination Tokyo has been called "the granddaddy of submarine films like Run Silent, Run Deep (1958), Das Boot (1981), and U-571 (2000)".

Produced during the height of World War II, the film was used as propaganda to boost morale back home and to entice young men to join the Submarine Service of the U.S. Navy.

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