Directed by:
Dick PowellScreenplay:
Wendell MayesCinematography:
Harold RossonComposer:
Leigh HarlineCast:
Robert Mitchum, Curd Jürgens, David Hedison, Theodore Bikel, Russell Collins, Frank Albertson, Gordon Mitchell, Doug McClure, Biff Elliot, Ralph Manza (more)VOD (1)
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Robert Mitchum and Curt Jurgens star in this gripping World War II drama about an American destroyer and a German U-boat stalking each other at sea. As both men try to outthink and outmaneuver each other, the chase becomes a deadly chess game in which any mistake can bring instant defeat and death. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Robert Mitchum](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/709/162709963_988ed4.jpg)
Robert Mitchum
USA
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
The Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
Dead Man (1995)
![Curd Jürgens](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/653/164653265_e4fc73.jpg)
Curd Jürgens
German Empire
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
Battle of Britain (1969)
The Artist in the Circus Dome: Clueless (1968)
![David Hedison](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/117/159/117159962_f12380.jpg)
David Hedison
USA
Best movies:
The Enemy Below (1957)
The Fly (1958)
Live and Let Die (1973)
![Theodore Bikel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272322_b76b85.jpg)
Theodore Bikel
Austria
Best movies:
My Fair Lady (1964)
The Defiant Ones (1958)
Babylon 5: In the Beginning (1998) (TV movie)
![Russell Collins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000231_62eb56.gif)
Russell Collins
USA
Best movies:
Fail-Safe (1964)
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
The Enemy Below (1957)
![Frank Albertson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/147/172/147172592_d1632c.jpg)
Frank Albertson
USA
Best movies:
Psycho (1960)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Fury (1936)
![Gordon Mitchell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280197_e8d753.jpg)
Gordon Mitchell
USA
Best movies:
Spartacus (1960)
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
Marco Polo (1982) (series)
![Doug McClure](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/313/313167_f868cb.jpg)
Doug McClure
USA
Best movies:
Roots (1977) (series)
Maverick (1994)
Shenandoah (1965)
![Biff Elliot](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/482/159482365_53902d.jpg)
Biff Elliot
USA
Best movies:
The Front Page (1974)
Save the Tiger (1973)
The Enemy Below (1957)
![Ralph Manza](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/360/161360305_6e5a66.jpg)
Ralph Manza
USA
Best movies:
The Enemy Below (1957)
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966)
The Hunters (1958)
![Alan Dexter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/465/161465993_5960e2.jpg)
Alan Dexter
USA
Best movies:
The Enemy Below (1957)
Operation Petticoat (1959)
Pushover (1954)
![Kurt Kreuger](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/587/161587534_749e9e.jpg)
Kurt Kreuger
German Empire
Best movies:
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
Edge of Darkness (1943)
Christmas in Connecticut (1945) - a.f.
Ralph Reed
USA
Best movies:
North by Northwest (1959)
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
The Long, Hot Summer (1958)
Joe Di Reda
USA
Best movies:
The Lineup (1958)
The Enemy Below (1957)
Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
![Robert Boon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/903/162903043_e1f64e.jpg)
Robert Boon
Netherlands
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)
Joe Brooks
USA
Best movies:
East of Eden (1955)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
The Young Philadelphians (1959)
Jimmy Bates
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Easter Parade (1948)
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
Louie Elias
USA
Best movies:
The Bear (1984)
Spartacus (1960)
Vanishing Point (1971)
Dale Cummings
USA
Best movies:
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (1968)
The Enemy Below (1957)
Barabbas (1961)
Marco Lopez
USA
Best movies:
Airport (1970)
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
The King and I (1956)