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The Enemy Below

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The Enemy Below
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1hr 38min
Genres:
Action,War
Release:
1957
Director:
Dick Powell
Distributor:
20th Century Fox
Starring:
Robert Mitchum, Curd Jürgens, Theodore Bikel  ...more
Synopsis: The Enemy Below is a study of submarine warfare from the vantage point of both sides. Robert Mitchum plays the captain of an American destroyer, who despite having lost his family in the war endeavors to let his head rule his heart in combat. Curt Jurgens co-stars as a German U-boat commander, depicted as being as honorable and compassionate as Mitchum. The two men develop a grudging mutual respect as they pursue one another throughout the North Atlantic. Based on a novel by D. A. Rayner, The Enemy ... Full Synopsis
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Richard Gilliam, AMG Review
Eschewing romantic subplots, patriotic propaganda, and much of the other nonsense that Hollywood tends to throw into combat pictures, 1957's The Enemy Below stands as a superb example of the battle-of-wills type of tactical film. One of the earliest post-World War II films to give a personal face to a heroic enemy, the film nicely avoids taking sides between the two ship captains. The performances ... Full Review
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Robert Mitchum
Capt. Murrell
Curd Jürgens
Von Stolberg
Theodore Bikel
Schwaffer
Russell Collins
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