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even seen as 'a film of its times', it's marred by ... sexism ...


... flagrant sexism. Had I been Bella Darvi crammed in that sardine can with all those crude, greaseball submariners, I would have put a gun in my mouth or at least sabotaged the damn mission.

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Or turned to gambling, drinking and sleeping with the head man. The crew member who called her a Jonah was right.

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Why didn't Bella just woman the sub herself and left all those sexist men on shore? Throw in her father as crew; after all, they both were great scientists.

She'd have done the job in half the time and been back in Tokyo in time to do her nails.

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