The Enemy Below (1957)
Genres: War
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Curt Jürgens, Theodore Bikel
The Enemy Below is a 1957 DeLuxe Color war film in CinemaScope about a battle between an American destroyer escort and a German U-boat during World War II. Produced and directed by Dick Powell, the movie stars Robert Mitchum and Curt Jürgens as the American and German commanding officers, respectively. The film was based on the 1956 novel by Denys Rayner, a British naval officer involved in antisubmarine warfare throughout the Battle of the Atlantic.