The enemy below

Mayes, Wendell, (screenwriter.). Rosson, Harold, 1895-1988 (director of photography.). Powell, Dick, 1904-1963 (film producer,, film director.). Mitchum, Robert, (actor.). Jürgens, Curd, 1915-1982 (actor.). Hedison, David, 1929-2019 (actor.). Bikel, Theodore, (actor.). Collins, Russell, 1897-1965 (actor.). Kreuger, Kurt, 1916-2006 (actor.). Albertson, Frank, 1909-1964 (actor.). Elliot, Biff, (actor.). Harline, Leigh, (composer (expression)). Newman, Lionel, 1916-1989 (conductor.). Wheeler, Lyle, 1905-1990 (art director.). Hogsett, Albert, (art director.). Scott, Walter M. (Set designer). Babcock, Fay C. (Set designer). Gilmore, Stuart, 1913-1971 (editor of moving image work.). Le Maire, Charles, (costume designer.). Powell, Edward B., (arranger of music.). Rayner, D. A. (Denys Arthur) 1908- Motion picture adaptation of (work): Enemy below. (Added Author). Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, (production company.). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., (film distributor.).

Summary: Set during the Battle of the Atlantic during World War II, the film tells the story of the cat and mouse hunt between the USS Haynes, a destroyer escort, and a German U-Boat. Captain Murrell, a former Merchant Mariner, saw his wife killed when his freighter was torpedoed by the Germans. Von Stolberg, the veteran U-Boat commander, sees no honor in the German aims of the war. Both of these highly experienced men must now try to outthink and outmaneuver each other, knowing that any mistake can bring instant defeat and death.

Item details

Physical Description: videodisc
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen edition.
Publisher: Beverly Hills, California : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2004]
Distributor: Beverly Hills, California : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2004]
Copyright: ©2004

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Based on the novel by D.A. Rayner. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1957. Special features: Movietone news (The war situation, U-boat capture by biplane, Inside the German U-boat base at Lorient, France).
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Music, Leigh Harline ; conducted by Lionel Newman ; art direction, Lyle R. Wheeler, Albert Hogsett ; set decorations, Walter M. Scott, Fay Babcock ; film editor, Stuart Gilmore ; executive wardrobe designer, Charles LeMaire ; assistant director, Arthur Lueker ; sound, Arthur L. Kirbach, Harry M. Leonard ; orchestration, Edward B. Powell.
Participant or Performer Note:	Robert Mitchum (Capt. Murrell), Curt Jurgens (Von Stolberg), Al Hedison (Lt. Ware, Executive Officer), Theodore Bikel ('Heinie' Schwaffer), Russell Collins (Doctor), Kurt Kreuger (Von Holem), Frank Albertson (Lt. (j.g.) Crain), Biff Elliot (Quartermaster).
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD; region 1, NTSC; anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; 4.0 surround, mono.
Language Note:	In English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Awards Note:	Academy Awards, USA, 1958: Oscar - Best Effects, Special Effects (Walter Rossi).