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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 House

All 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 House

All 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 House

All 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 House

All 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 House

All 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

'Heinie' Schwaffer: I don't see how we could have missed at that close range.
Von Stolberg: We shouldn't have. This American captain is no amateur. Well, neither am I.


Kunz: [salutes Von Stolberg for the order] Jahwol, Herr Kapitan.
Von Stolberg: That boy needs to learn we do not salute at sea.


Von Stolberg: [to a temporarily-crazed sailor] Give me the wrench. Give it to me!
[he does]
Von Stolberg: You will come to attention.
[he does]
Von Stolberg: It's part of our work to die. But we are not going to die. Do you believe me? *Do you believe me*?
[he nods, calmed. Von Stolberg returns the wrench]


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The American ship used in this movie was a Destroyer Escort by the name 'USS Whitehurst' (DE 634). My father was in the Navy at that time, and he helped paint over the 634 so the new number could be added. FYI, the 'USS Whitehurst' was sunk as a target for a new torpedo on 28 April 1971.
This movie's closing epilogue states: "Twentieth Century-Fox wishes to thank the Department of Defense and the United States Navy for their assistance in the production of this motion picture."
This movie as based on the novel by D.A. Rayner and the book and it's dust-jacket can be seen at the beginning of one of this movie's trailers.
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