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The Enemy Below is a 1957 American war, drama, and action film directed and produced by Dick Powell. The movie stars Robert Mitchum, Curd Jürgens, Theodore Bikel, and David Hedison. It focuses on World War II submarine warfare and features a score by Leigh Harline. The production was handled by 20th Century Studios, with cinematography by Harold Rosson and editing by Stuart Gilmore.
The film has a runtime of 97 to 98 minutes and was released in the United States on various dates in late 1957 and early 1958. It holds a review score of 7.3 out of 10 and 86 percent, with an average vote of 7.11 on other platforms. The production cost was 1,910,000. It received recognition from the National Board of Review as one of the Top Ten Films. Distribution includes 20th Century Studios, Netflix, and video on demand.
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Film · TMDB
7.1The crew of the American destroyer escort, the USS Haynes, detects a German U-Boat—resulting in a prolonged, deadly battle of wits.
Cast
- Robert Mitchum as Capt. Murrell
- Curd Jürgens as Kapitän von Stolberg
- David Hedison as Lt. Ware
- Theodore Bikel as Heinie Schwaffer
- Russell Collins as Doctor
- Kurt Kreuger as Von Holem (uncredited)
Themes
- submarine
- world war ii
- u.s. navy
- battle of the atlantic
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- action film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- submarine warfare
- Director
- Dick Powell
- Cast member
- David Blair
- Composer
- Leigh Harline
- Producer
- Dick Powell
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- Harold Rosson
- Duration
- 98
- FilmAffinity ID
- 703109
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1958-01-17
- film editor
- Stuart Gilmore
- title
- The Enemy Below
- distributed by
- Netflix
- costume designer
- Charles LeMaire
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 86%
- capital cost
- 1910000
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