Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis

Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis

100 mins | Drama, War, TV Movie | Sept. 29, 1991

True story of the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, its crew's struggle to survive the sharks and exposure, and the captain's scape-goat court-martial.

Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis

100 mins | Drama, War, TV Movie | Sept. 29, 1991

Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
True story of the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, its crew's struggle to survive the sharks and exposure, and the captain's scape-goat court-martial.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Richard Maynard Productions, Fries Entertainment
Original title Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
Directors Steven Dorsch, Robert Iscove
Writers Alan Sharp

Cast

Stacy Keach

as Capt. Charles Butler McVay

Richard Thomas

as Lieutenant Steven Scott

Steve Landesberg

as Lipscombe

Don Harvey

as Kinderman

Robert Cicchini

as D'Angelo

David Caruso

as Wilkes

Bob Gunton

as Chaplain

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

as Hashimoto

Jeffrey Nordling

as Tasker

Tim Guinee

as Dobson

Neil Giuntoli

as Goldstein

Gordon Clapp

as Elias

Joseph Carberry

as Spilner

Dale Dye

as Major Green

Carrie Snodgress

as Louise McVay

Andrew Prine

as Henshaw

Stacy Keach, Sr.

as Charles McVay Sr.

John Hillner

as Olinsky