The Enemy Below is a 1957 film which tells the story of battle between the captain of an American destroyer escort and the commander of a German submarine during World War II. It stars Robert Mitchum, Curd Jürgens, David Hedison and Theodore Bikel. The movie was directed by Dick Powell. 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... A Destroyer Escort (DE) is a small, fast warship designed to be used to escort convoys of merchant marine ships. ... USS Los Angeles A submarine is a specialized watercraft that can operate underwater. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was by far the bloodiest, most expensive, and most significant war in... Robert Mitchum in Cape Fear Robert Charles Duran Mitchum (August 6, 1917 – July 1, 1997) was an American film actor and singer. ... Jürgens in a scene from Der Kommissar (1973) Curd Jürgens (December 13, 1915 - June 18, 1982) was a German stage and motion-picture actor. ... Actor Albert David Hedison, Jr, billed as either Al Hedison or David Hedison, was born May 20, 1927 in Providence, Rhode Island. ... Theodore Bikel (born May 2, 1924) is an Austrian-born character actor and Jewish folk singer. ... Dick Powell (1904-1963) The singer, actor, producer, and director Dick Powell was born as Richard Ewing Powell in Mountain View, Arkansas on November 14, 1904. ...

The movie revolves around a Buckley class destroyer escort, the USS Haynes (DE-181), and a German U-boat attempting to rendevous with a German merchant raider in the South Atlantic Ocean during World War II. The Haynes is commanded by Captain Murrell (Robert Mitchum), a former merchant marine sailor whose wife was killed when his freighter was sunk by a torpedo during the Second Battle of the Atlantic. Now in command of a destroyer escort, Captain Murrell must track down and destroy a U-boat commanded by Captain von Stolberg (Curd Jürgens) in a personal battle of wits between the two captains. In the end, Captain Murrell rams the U-boat with his destroyer, sinking both. USS Varian (DE-798) The Buckley class destroyer escorts were 102 destroyer escorts launched in the United States in 1943–1944. ... U-boat is also a nickname for some diesel locomotives built by GE; see List of GE locomotives October 1939. ... Merchant raiders are ships which disguise themselves as noncombatant merchant vessels, whilst actually being armed and intending to atttack enemy vessels. ... Robert Mitchum in Cape Fear Robert Charles Duran Mitchum (August 6, 1917 – July 1, 1997) was an American film actor and singer. ... Cargo ships on the Rhine Cargo ship or freighter is any sort of ship that carries goods and materials from one port to another. ... HMS Repulse (British Battlecruiser, 1916-1941) leading HMS Renown and others during maneuvers. ... Jürgens in a scene from Der Kommissar (1973) Curd Jürgens (December 13, 1915 - June 18, 1982) was a German stage and motion-picture actor. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with taran. ...

The movie was loosely based on a novel by Alfred Rayner and presented a sympathetic treatment of the enemy as well as a strong anti-war message. The Enemy Below received an Academy Award for best special effects. The destroyer escort Haynes was portrayed by the USS Whitehurst (DE-634). The Star Trek episode Balance of Terror was loosely based on this movie. Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... The starship Enterprise as it appeared on Star Trek Star Trek is a culturally significant science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry in the 1960s. ... Balance of Terror is a first season episode of the Star Trek: The Original Series. ...

External links

• The Enemy Below at the Internet Movie Database