Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis 32 years old

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.

Credits

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

Name Character
Stacy Keach He was 50, now 82 years old as Capt. Charles Butler McVay
Bob Gunton He was 45, now 78 years old as Chaplain
Don Harvey He was 31, now 63 years old as Kinderman
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa He was 41, now 73 years old as Hashimoto
Jeffrey Nordling He was 29, now 62 years old as Tasker
Richard Thomas He was 40, now 72 years old as Lieutenant Steven Scott
Neil Giuntoli He was 31, now 64 years old as Goldstein
Steve Landesberg He was 54, 74 years old when he died as Lipscombe
Robert Cicchini He was 32, now 65 years old as D'Angelo
Tim Guinee He was 28, now 61 years old as Dobson
David Carsuo He was 35, now 68 years old as Wilkes

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

Name Department
Ward Preston as Production Design. He was 8 (16) years old when He died Art
James Pergola as Director of Photography. Camera
Craig Safan as Original Music Composer. He was 42 (now 75) years old Sound
Robert Iscove as Director. He was 44 (now 76) years old Directing
Alan Sharp as Writer. He was 57 (79) years old when He died Writing
Barbara Claman as Casting. Production
Steven Dorsch as Script Supervisor. Directing
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis poster
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (32 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, September 29, 1991
  • Runtime: 100 minutes