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The Enemy Below (1957) was a Action - Adventure Film directed by Dick Powell and produced by Dick Powell.

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The Enemy Below (1957)–part 10

By Tom on Aug 28, 2015 From The Old Movie House

All dialog in brown text is taken from the movie script at www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk Captain Murrell becomes overconfident and underestimates the experience of Kapitan von Strolberg. He repeats a seeming harmless manoeuvre, only to find his ship under attack from four torpedoes. Sonar rep... Read full article

The Enemy Below (1957)–part 9

By Tom on Aug 19, 2015 From The Old Movie House

All dialog in brown text is taken from the movie script at www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk The thing that stands out about this film are the captains. They do some honest to god thinking, and maybe some philosophising too. They don’t simply blast away hoping to hit the vessel of their enem... Read full article

The Enemy Below (1957)–part 8

By Tom on Aug 11, 2015 From The Old Movie House

All dialog in brown text is taken from the movie script at www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk All U-boats, no matter what design or type, had two types of engines – diesel and electric. Diesel had the benefit of being the more powerful of the two, while electric motors had to be recharged eve... Read full article

The Enemy Below (1957)–part 7

By Tom on Aug 8, 2015 From The Old Movie House

All dialog in brown text is taken from the movie script at www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk Something I didn’t expect in this film was the attention to detail. But as in all war films there’s someone who shouldn’t be hurt or killed who is hurt or killed, and always he has the mo... Read full article

The Enemy Below (1957)–part 6

By Tom on Aug 4, 2015 From The Old Movie House

All dialog in brown text is taken from the movie script at www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk I said earlier that Doc is the “soul” of the entire crew. He not only thinks thoughts one might not associate with a military man, but some his questions cause others to consider what they&#821... Read full article

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The Enemy Below Quotes:

Von Stolberg: We build 'em good in Germany, eh Heine?
Kunz: He gets more accurate, Herr Kapitan. He will tear us apart the next time.
Von Stolberg: What do you suggest, Kunz?
Kunz: Surface, Herr Kapitan. Surrender.
Von Stolberg: Holem?
Von Holem: I am not concerned, Herr Kapitan.
Von Stolberg: Schwaffer?
'Heinie' Schwaffer: I say go on.
Von Stolberg: Mueller, what is the condition of the ship?
Mueller: We have not yet been hurt.
Kunz: But we cannot escape!
Von Stolberg: It will be your privilege to die for the new Germany.
[last lines]
Von Stolberg: I should have died many times, Captain, but I continue to survive somehow. This time it was your fault.
Captain Murrell: I didn't know. Next time I won't throw you the rope.
Von Stolberg: I think you will.
Von Stolberg: [to a temporarily-crazed sailor] Give me the wrench. Give it to me!
[he does]
Von Stolberg: You will come to attention.
[he does]
Von Stolberg: It's part of our work to die. But we are not going to die. Do you believe me? *Do you believe me*?
[he nods, calmed. Von Stolberg returns the wrench]
Kunz: [salutes Von Stolberg for the order] Jahwol, Herr Kapitan.
Von Stolberg: That boy needs to learn we do not salute at sea.
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The Enemy Below Facts
The name of the British vessel the 'HMS Hecate' from this movie's source novel 'The Enemy Below' by D.A. Rayner was changed for this film to the name the 'USS Haynes'.
The finale rescue was shot on location in the sea at Long Beach, California and on the ship the 'USS Alfred E. Cunningham' (DD-752), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer. Other location filming sites included the Pacific Ocean near Oahu, Hawaii for scenes on the 'USS Whitehurst' portraying the 'USS Haynes'.
This movie represents one of a select group of a few World War II submarine movies which have won the one single Academy Award in a technical category, that's just only the one Oscar in either special effects or sound editing. These movies include Crash Dive; The Enemy Below; Torpedo Run and U-571. The non-WW II sub-movie, The Hunt for Red October also won just the one Oscar as did the WW 2 part sub-movie 49th Parallel, but for Best Original Story.
Though set in the South Atlantic Ocean of World War II, this movie's ocean scenes were filmed in the Pacific Ocean.
According to the Australian DVD sleeve notes, "Producer-Director Dick Powell let the public decide the ending for The Enemy Below. He filmed the movie with two endings, then let a preview audience vote for the ending they liked best. The ending he used won by unanimous vote." The ending which wasn't used had both submarine commanders, Captain Murrell (Robert Mitchum) and Von Stolberg (Curd Jürgens) die by drowning at the end of this picture when Murrell dives into the sea to rescue Von Stolberg. The used ending was the happy ending which had both of them rescued by a ship. Details of the two endings were reported in a July 1957 edition of 'The Hollywood Reporter' which stated that Powell filmed the two endings because he thought that the original ending (the unused one) was too bleak.
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