Operation Pacific

Operation Pacific
Directed byGeorge Waggner
Written byGeorge Waggner
Produced byLouis Edelman
StarringJohn Wayne
Patricia Neal
Ward Bond
Philip Carey
CinematographyBert Glennon
Edited byAlan Crosland, Jr.
Music byMax Steiner
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • January 27, 1951 (1951-01-27)
Running time
111 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,465,000[1]
Box office$3,863,000[1]
$2.45 million (US rentals)[2]

Operation Pacific is a 1951 black-and-white World War II submarine war drama from Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by Louis Edelman, and written as well as directed by George Waggner. John Wayne and Patricia Neal star and Ward Bond and Philip Carey play supporting roles.

Much of the film is set aboard a Gato-class submarine. The technical advisor was World War II Admiral Charles A. Lockwood, Commander, Submarine Forces, Pacific (COMSUBPAC).

  1. ^ a b Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 31 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
  2. ^ 'The Top Box Office Hits of 1951', Variety, January 2, 1952