The Enemy Below (1957) | |
| Director(s) | Dick Powell |
| Producer(s) | Dick Powell |
| Top Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller/Suspense, War |
| Top Topics | World War II |
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The Enemy Below (1957) was a Action - Adventure Film directed by Dick Powell and produced by Dick Powell.
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The Enemy Below (1957)–part 10
By Tom on Aug 28, 2015 From The Old Movie HouseAll dialog in brown text is taken from the movie script at www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk Captain Murrell becomes overconfident and underestimates the experience of Kapitan von Strolberg. He repeats a seeming harmless manoeuvre, only to find his ship under attack from four torpedoes. Sonar rep... Read full article
The Enemy Below (1957)–part 9
By Tom on Aug 19, 2015 From The Old Movie HouseAll dialog in brown text is taken from the movie script at www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk The thing that stands out about this film are the captains. They do some honest to god thinking, and maybe some philosophising too. They don’t simply blast away hoping to hit the vessel of their enem... Read full article
The Enemy Below (1957)–part 8
By Tom on Aug 11, 2015 From The Old Movie HouseAll dialog in brown text is taken from the movie script at www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk All U-boats, no matter what design or type, had two types of engines – diesel and electric. Diesel had the benefit of being the more powerful of the two, while electric motors had to be recharged eve... Read full article
The Enemy Below (1957)–part 7
By Tom on Aug 8, 2015 From The Old Movie HouseAll dialog in brown text is taken from the movie script at www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk Something I didn’t expect in this film was the attention to detail. But as in all war films there’s someone who shouldn’t be hurt or killed who is hurt or killed, and always he has the mo... Read full article
The Enemy Below (1957)–part 6
By Tom on Aug 4, 2015 From The Old Movie HouseAll dialog in brown text is taken from the movie script at www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk I said earlier that Doc is the “soul” of the entire crew. He not only thinks thoughts one might not associate with a military man, but some his questions cause others to consider what they̵... Read full article
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Quotes from
Kunz: [salutes Von Stolberg for the order] Jahwol, Herr Kapitan.
Von Stolberg: That boy needs to learn we do not salute at sea.
Kunz: He gets more accurate, Herr Kapitan. He will tear us apart the next time.
Von Stolberg: What do you suggest, Kunz?
Kunz: Surface, Herr Kapitan. Surrender.
Von Stolberg: Holem?
Von Holem: I am not concerned, Herr Kapitan.
Von Stolberg: Schwaffer?
'Heinie' Schwaffer: I say go on.
Von Stolberg: Mueller, what is the condition of the ship?
Mueller: We have not yet been hurt.
Kunz: But we cannot escape!
Von Stolberg: It will be your privilege to die for the new Germany.
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One of the final theatrically released movies of director Dick Powell who soon after worked exclusively in television.
In real life, the destroyer USS Borie (DD-215) rammed U-boat U-405 and was sunk. The Borie was severely damaged, could not be salvaged and sank the next day.
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