The Bravery Beneath: Lt. Cmdr. Lawrence's Dive into Valor | The Frogmen | Classic Adventure, War
Channel: FEATURE  FILMS
Date: 2023-09-14

The Frogmen 1951
Also known as: Podvodni heroji
Genres: Adventure, Drama, War
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Writers: John Tucker Battle, Oscar Millard, Samuel G. Engel
Stars: Richard Widmark, Dana Andrews, Gary Merrill

The new commander of a Navy Underwater Demolition Team--nicknamed "Frogmen"--must earn the respect of the men in his unit, who are still grieving over the death of their former commander and resentful of the new one.

Storyline
World War II drama in which Richard Widmark, as Lt. Cmdr. John Lawrence, replaces the popular commanding officer of a group of underwater demolition divers. a crew of fiercely independent studs who hang their proverbial hats in Davy Jones' locker. The martinet Lawrence tightens the discipline of the unit, making him mucho unpopular with the macho frogmen. Finally, Lawrence proves himself as more than just a stuffed white shirt, showing he has the cojones to keep up with their peculiar brand of the jones, becoming one of the team by fearlessly defusing a live torpedo at the risk of his own life.

Details
Release date: September 8, 1951 (Sweden)
Country of origin: United States
Language: English
Filming locations: St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Production company: Twentieth Century Fox