Down Periscope (1996) — AI Story Visualization

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Plot Analysis Summary

A disgraced submarine commander must overcome institutional sabotage and internal mutiny to win a high-stakes naval exercise.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

The Promotion Gamble

Infiltration and Mutiny

The Supertanker Run

Victory and Reckoning

Maverick Navy Lieutenant Commander Tom Dodge will never be a textbook officer, but he's a brilliant seaman who's always wanted to command a nuclear submarine — he's been given one last chance to clean up his record. Unfortunately, Admiral Graham, his nemesis, would rather sink the fleet than give Dodge his own boat. So, Graham stacks the deck against him and assigns Dodge to the Stingray, a diesel-powered WW2 submarine that can barely keep afloat. To make matters worse, Dodge's crew is a collection of maladjusted, mistake-prone misfits. Then, he's tagged the "enemy" in a crucial war game, and ordered to take on the U.S. Navy's best.

Directed by

David S. Ward

Key Cast

Rating: 6.4/10 (536 votes)