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Torpedo Run

1958 film by Joseph Pevney
Movie film Q955016
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Summary

Torpedo Run is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (447 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Joseph Pevney[3]
  • Screenwriter: Richard Sale[4]
  • Composer: Wesley C. Miller[5]
  • Genre: war film[6], drama film[7]
  • Cast member: Glenn Ford[8], Ernest Borgnine[9], Robert Hardy[10], Paul Picerni[11], Dean Jones[12], L. Q. Jones[13], Richard Carlyle[14], Don Keefer[15], Philip Ober[16], Diane Brewster[17], Louis Quinn[18], William Schallert[19], Sam Edwards[20]
  • Producer: Edmund Grainger[21]
  • Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[22]
  • Director of photography: George J. Folsey[23]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[24]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[25]
  • Color: color[26]
  • Country of origin: United States[27]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1958[28]
  • Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[29]
  • Main subject: World War II[30], submarine warfare[31]
  • Film editor: Gene Ruggiero[32]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Special Effects[33]
  • Title: Torpedo Run[34]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[35]
  • Duration: 95 minutes[36]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 2.35:1[37]
  • Set in period: World War II[38], 20th century[39], 1940s[40]
  • Production designer: Malcom Brown[41]

Why It Matters

Torpedo Run has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

Related Entities

Dean Jones Don Keefer Ernest Borgnine film Glenn Ford Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Robert Hardy United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'ca', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'id', 'it', 'pl', 'pt', 'simple']
    Ampas collections film id → W062996
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 8w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → World War II, 20th century, 1940s
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  3. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 1395
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  4. 9w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → World War II, 20th century, 1940s
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Set in period: World War II, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1786777714293"
  5. 17w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Malcom Brown
    Publication date → +1958-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Richard Sale
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+95'}
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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