Summary
Set during the Battle of the Atlantic during World War II, the film tells the story of the cat and mouse hunt between the USS Haynes, a destroyer escort, and a German U-Boat. Captain Murrell, a former Merchant Mariner, saw his wife killed when his freighter was torpedoed by the Germans. Von Stolberg, the veteran U-Boat commander, sees no honor in the German aims of the war. Both of these highly experienced men must now try to outthink and outmaneuver each other, knowing that any mistake can bring instant defeat and death.Additional Information
| Subjects |
Rayner, D. A.
-- (Denys Arthur),
-- 1908-
-- Film and video adaptations.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Atlantic Ocean -- Drama. Destroyers (Warships) -- Drama. Submarines (Ships) -- Germany -- Drama. Nazis -- Drama. Feature films. War films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | Beverly Hills, Calif. :20th Century Fox Home Entertainment,2004 |
| Edition | Widescreen version. |
| Other Titles | Enemy below. |
| Contributors |
Powell, Dick,
1904-1963, film producer, film director. Mayes, Wendell, screenwriter. Mitchum, Robert, actor. Jürgens, Curd, 1915-1982, actor. Harline, Leigh, composer. Rayner, D. A. (Denys Arthur), 1908- Enemy below. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, production company. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., publisher. |
| Participants/Performers |
Robert Mitchum, Curt Jürgens. |
| Other Contributors |
Director of photography, Harold Rosson ; editor, Stuart Gilmore ; music, Leigh Harline. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Language |
English Includes English, Spanish, and French language tracks, with optional English, and Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Notes |
DVD release of the 1957 motion picture. Based on the novel by D.A. Rayner. |
| System Details |
DVD; Dolby digital. |
| Awards |
Academy Awards, USA, 1958: Oscar - Best Effects, Special Effects (Walter Rossi). |
| Description |
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Other | Classic View |