The Enemy Below
“The most amazing saga in the fighting annals of the US Navy!”
The crew of the American destroyer escort, the USS Haynes, detects a German U-Boat—resulting in a prolonged, deadly battle of wits.
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Cast
22 people
Robert Mitchum
Capt. Murrell
Known for
The Night of the Hunter
Out of the Past
Curd Jürgens
Kapitän von Stolberg
Known for
The Spy Who Loved Me
...And God Created Woman
David Hedison
Lt. Ware
Known for
The Fly
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Theodore Bikel
Heinie Schwaffer
Known for
The African Queen
My Fair Lady
Russell Collins
Doctor
Known for
Niagara
Bad Day at Black Rock
Kurt Kreuger
Von Holem (uncredited)
Known for
Unfaithfully Yours
Fear
Frank Albertson
Lt. J.G. Crain
Known for
Psycho
It's a Wonderful Life
Biff Elliot
Quartermaster
Known for
House of Bamboo
The True Story of Jesse James
Michael McHale
German Soldier
Also in
The Threat
The Titanic Incident
Alan Dexter
Lt. Mackeson (uncredited)
Known for
Paint Your Wagon
I Married a Monster from Outer Space
Joe Di Reda
BMSN Robbins (uncredited)
Known for
The Andromeda Strain
The Sand Pebbles
Robert Boon
Chief Engineer
Known for
Queen of Blood
Dick Powell Director · Wendell Mayes Screenplay D.A. Rayner Author
Budget $1.9M · United States release December 25, 1957 · Produced in United States
Box office
Budget
$1,910,000
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 25, 1957
Theatrical
Brazil
September 3, 1999 · TV · Fox Film
December 24, 2003 · Physical · DVD/VHS Fox
Germany
January 7, 1958 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 7, 1958 · Theatrical
Japan
January 8, 1958 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 6, 2005 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
January 9, 1958 · Theatrical
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