| Description |
1 videodiscs (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Fox war classics.
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| System Details |
DVD; Dolby digital 4.0 surround or mono; widescreen, region 1. |
| Cast |
Robert Mitchum, Curd Jurgens, David Hedison, Theodore Bikel, Kurt Kreuger, Frank Albertson, Biff Elliot. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Harold Rosson ; art directors, Albert Hogsett, Lyle R. Wheeler ; editor, Stuart Gilmore ; original music, Leigh Harline ; costume designer, Charles LeMaire. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1957. |
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Based on the novel by D.A. Rayner. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
Set during the Battle of Atlantic during World War II, tells the story of the cat and mouse hunt between the USS Haynes, a destroyer escort and a German U-Boat. For the Americans, a former Merchant Mariner, now captain, saw his wife killed when his freighter was torpedoed by the Germans. For the Germans, a veteran U-Boat commander who sees no honor in the German aims of the war. Both of these highly experienced men must now battle each other, knowing that only one will survive. |
| Awards |
Academy Awards, USA, 1958: Oscar - Best Effects, Special Effects(Walter Rossi). |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Atlantic Ocean -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Destroyers (Warships) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Submarines (Ships) -- Germany -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Local Subject |
ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS, 1958.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Powell, Dick, 1904-1963.
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Mayes, Wendell.
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Mitchum, Robert.
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Jürgens, Curd, 1915-1982.
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Hedison, David, 1929-
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Bikel, Theodore.
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Kreuger, Kurt, 1917-
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Albertson, Frank, 1909-1964.
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Elliot, Biff.
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Rosson, Harold, 1895-1988.
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Hogsett, Albert.
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Wheeler, Lyle, 1905-1990.
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Gilmore, Stuart, 1913-1971.
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Harline, Leigh.
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Le Maire, Charles.
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Rayner, D. A. (Denys Arthur), 1908-
Enemy below.
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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| Standard No. |
024543072058 |
| Music No. |
2007205 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
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