Assault on the Wayne (1971)

Name: Assault on the Wayne
Genre: Action, Drama, TV Movie
Released: 1971-01-12
Duration: 74 min
Rating: 4.3
Cast: Joseph Cotten, Lloyd Haynes, Dewey Martin, Leonard Nimoy, William Windom

Assault on the Wayne (1971), directed by Marvin J. Chomsky, starring Joseph Cotten and Lloyd Haynes.

01/12/1971 BR Action, Drama and TV Movie 1h 14m

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The Captain Knows Members of His Submarine Crew are Enemy Agents - But Who?

Synopsis

The U.S. submarine Anthony Wayne is underway for a top-secret mission. Onboard is a highly classified device that will give the Americans a decided nuclear advantage. The entire mission and the secret technology are threatened when the sub commander discovers his crew has been infiltrated by enemy agents. The commander is charged with trying to protect the device while ferreting out the enemy agents. Compounding matters is the state of the commander's physical and mental condition, which is being questioned by his crew.

Howard SchwartzCinematography
Marvin J. ChomskyDirector
Donald R. RodeEditing
Bruce LansburyProducer

About the film

Assault on the Wayne is a 1971 American Cold War-themed action thriller TV film starring Joseph Cotten, Lloyd Haynes, Dewey Martin, Leonard Nimoy and William Windom. It aired on January 12, 1971, in the ABC Movie of the Week space. The film was originally broadcast on the same night as All in the Family premiered.

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Premise

A US Navy nuclear submarine is sabotaged to steal an anti-ballistic missile guidance system.

Cast

Joseph Cotten as Admiral

Lloyd Haynes as Lt. Dave Burston

Dewey Martin as Lt. Cmdr Skip Langley

Leonard Nimoy as Commander Phil Kettenring

William Windom as Lt. Frank Reardon

Keenan Wynn as Orville Kelly

Malachi Throne as Dr. Dykers

Sam Elliott as Ensign William 'Bill' Sandover

Ivor Barry as Donald Ellington

Ron Masak as CPO Corky Schmidt

Lee Stanley as Lt. Manners

References

External links

Assault on the Wayne at IMDb

Text from Assault on the Wayne on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assault_on_the_Wayne

Trivia

It premiered on January 12, 1971, a Tuesday.
It runs 1h14 — short for a feature film.
This film's quiz has 12 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosParamount Television
CountriesUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
StatusReleased

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Howard Schwartz Cinematography
Marvin J. Chomsky Director
Donald R. Rode Editing
Bruce Lansbury Producer
Leith Stevens Original music
Jackson Gillis Writer

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What is Assault on the Wayne about?

Assault on the Wayne: The U.S. submarine Anthony Wayne is underway for a top-secret mission. Onboard is a highly classified device that will give the Americans a decided nuclear advantage. The entire mission and the secret technology are threatened when the sub commander discovers his crew has been infiltrated by enemy agents. The commande…

Who directed Assault on the Wayne?

Assault on the Wayne was directed by Marvin J. Chomsky in 1971.

Who stars in Assault on the Wayne?

The cast of Assault on the Wayne includes Joseph Cotten, Lloyd Haynes, Dewey Martin, Leonard Nimoy and William Windom.

How long is Assault on the Wayne?

Assault on the Wayne runs for 74 minutes, or 1h14.