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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.7 / 5.0

The Definitive Cat and Mouse Submarine Movie:

This is one of the best duel-of-wits on the high seas between submarine and destroyer ever filmed. Robert Mitchum as the captain of an American destroyer and Curt Jurgens as the captain of a German submarine try to out maneuver each other in a battle of nerves, instincts, intelligence, seamanship and raw courage. The multi-talented Dick Powell directed this taught drama, which remains one of the most memorable and benchmark films of this genre. The interior of the German submarine does not have the... more info

Dive into this good submarine drama:

There is a fairly extensive sub-category of war movies - submarine battles - within which movies made in the 1950's are highly regarded. THE ENEMY BELOW is not up to the standards of RUN SILENT, RUN DEEP but is better than TORPEDO RUN. It is also different that both those movies. Where they use a dramatic human interest story as the main plot line, this movie has a narrow focus on what you would expect from a film about a sub battle. The emphasis is on the chase, the strategy, the cunning and wiles of both... more info

Tense WW II adventure...:

THE ENEMY BELOW has much to recommend it as a suspenseful, well-made WW II submarine combat adventure. Robert Mitchum and Curt Jurgens are excellent as antagonist commanders of a US Destroyer and a German U-boat stalking each other in the South Atlantic. The pacing of the film and special effects in the battle sequences are quite good. The final confrontation...though perhaps unbelievable...is dramatic and surprisingingly edifying. The Enemy Below is no DAS BOOT; it is...to great extent...an exploration of... more info

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