The Enemy Below

The Enemy Below (1957)

  • 80% of critics liked it
    (5 reviews)

  • 76% of users liked it
    (4,446 ratings)

The Enemy Below is a study of submarine warfare from the vantage point of both sides. Robert Mitchum plays the captain of an American destroyer, who despite having lost his family in the war endeavors to let his head rule his heart in combat. Curt Jurgens co-stars as a German U-boat commander,… More

Unrated,
Directed By
Written By
Wendell Mayes
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics
In Theaters
Dec 25, 1957 Wide

Critic Reviews

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    This WWII drama, centering on the suspenseful warfare between rival sumarine officers, German (Curt Jurgens) and American (Robert Mitchum, deservedly won the Special Effects Oscar.

  • Christopher Lloyd, Sarasota Herald-Tribune

    While recognizing that it's not any sort of great piece of acting by Robert Mitchum or a searing portrait of war, if one accepts The Enemy Below as an action-filled war movie, it's thoroughly entertaining stuff.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • jay n


    Two fine actors Mitchum and Jurgens make this worth watching.

  • Cindy I


    A real nail-biter of a film about a naval destroyer, captained by Robert Mitchum, playing cat and mouse during WWII with a German U-Boat, captained by Curt Jurgens. The film doesn't pick sides for the most part, showing respect for both crews, and particularly both captains as… More

  • Randy T


    It's Curd Jürgens vs. Robert Mitchum in this technically accurate battle of wits. An American destroyer stalks a German U-boat across the South Atlantic. An intelligent homage to WWII sailors on both sides.

  • Mark K


    One of the better films made about submarine and anti-submarine warfare, The Enemy Below takes a unique dual view of the action. It's basically a duel between an escort vessel and the U-Boat that they are hunting, a scenario that's been used in other films like it. While it… More

  • Barry L


    Brilliant. Love the underse death aspect.

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