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      The Enemy Below

      1957 1 hr. 38 min. War List
      86% 7 Reviews Tomatometer 88% 2,500+ Ratings Audience Score During the Battle of the Atlantic in World War II, two equally able captains on opposing sides square off in a life-and-death game of tactical maneuvering. American Capt. Murrell (Robert Mitchum) helms the destroyer USS Haynes, while his Nazi counterpart, Von Stolberg (Curt Jurgens), commands a German U-boat. As both men follow their orders, they push their crews to greater lengths to achieve victory. Over the course of the intense battle, a respect develops among enemies. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Aug 03 Buy Now

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      Gary T Second favourite submarine movie and I love submarine movies. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/24/23 Full Review John N Great plot and cast. No holes in the plot. Realism without being graphic. The details that they got right Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/25/22 Full Review Liam D The movie that Crimson Tide had its inspiration from and like that picture this Drama is a very entertaining and tense War Thriller Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/06/21 Full Review deke p wow! GREAT WW2 NAVY vs German sub war movie. Why have i neve seen it before. Finally saw on tv 6.18.2021 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member A great film for life aboard a US Navy vessel in the war. Highly recommend. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member An anti-submarine destroyer vs. submarine movie is not as good as a submarine vs. submarine movie. Still, it is a good tactical movie with plenty of tension and a quality final battle. The movie has good pacing, with not a lot of time spent in the build up as most war movies burden you with. It is not one of Robert Mitchum's better roles or performances. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Jim Schembri jimschembri.com More than 60 years on it still stands as one of the most thoughtful and humane war films ever made. Rated: 4/5 Jul 15, 2020 Full Review Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine There's considerable tension in this war-at-sea drama... Dec 2, 2019 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com This WWII drama, centering on the suspenseful warfare between rival sumarine officers, German (Curt Jurgens) and American (Robert Mitchum, deservedly won the Special Effects Oscar. Rated: B+ Jan 28, 2012 Full Review Christopher Lloyd Sarasota Herald-Tribune While recognizing that it's not any sort of great piece of acting by Robert Mitchum or a searing portrait of war, if one accepts The Enemy Below as an action-filled war movie, it's thoroughly entertaining stuff. Rated: 4/5 Mar 14, 2011 Full Review Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily Rated: 2/5 Oct 6, 2005 Full Review Linda Cook Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) Rated: 5/5 Jul 25, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis During the Battle of the Atlantic in World War II, two equally able captains on opposing sides square off in a life-and-death game of tactical maneuvering. American Capt. Murrell (Robert Mitchum) helms the destroyer USS Haynes, while his Nazi counterpart, Von Stolberg (Curt Jurgens), commands a German U-boat. As both men follow their orders, they push their crews to greater lengths to achieve victory. Over the course of the intense battle, a respect develops among enemies.
      Director
      Dick Powell
      Screenwriter
      Wendell Mayes
      Production Co
      Twentieth Century Fox
      Genre
      War
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 1, 2013
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