Underwater Warrior
Underwater Warrior | |
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Directed by | Andrew Marton |
Written by | Gene Levitt |
Based on | The Naked Warriors (1957 book) by Francis Douglas Fane |
Produced by | Ivan Tors |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Joseph Biroc |
Edited by | Charles Craft |
Music by | Harry Sukman |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $384,000[1] |
Box office | $795,000[1] |
Underwater Warrior is a 1958 CinemaScope film telling the story of the US Navy's Underwater Demolition Teams between World War II and the Korean War. It was based on the 1957 nonfiction book The Naked Warriors by Commander Francis Douglas Fane.[2] Dan Dailey played Fane with two naval officer divers also appearing in the film, Lt Alex Fane, Francis's son and Lt Jon Lindbergh, son of Charles Lindbergh.[3] Producer Ivan Tors subsequently produced the syndicated television series Sea Hunt, also on underwater diving themes.
Cast[]
- Dan Dailey as Cmdr. David Forest
- James Gregory as Lt. William Arnold, MD
- Ross Martin as Sgt. Joe O'Brien
- Raymond Bailey as Adm. Ashton
- as Captain of Battleship
- Claire Kelly as Anne Winnmore
Reception[]
According to MGM records the film earned $405,000 in the US and Canada and $390,000 elsewhere, making a profit of $34,000.[1]
See also[]
References[]
External links[]
- Underwater Warrior at IMDb
- Underwater Warrior at TCMDB
Categories:
- 1958 films
- English-language films
- 1958 drama films
- American films
- American black-and-white films
- American war drama films
- Films directed by Andrew Marton
- Films about the United States Navy in World War II
- Films based on non-fiction books
- Films scored by Harry Sukman
- Korean War films
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
- Underwater action films
- Korean War stubs
- War drama film stubs