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The Silent Enemy (1958) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1958 · 112 mins · English
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- Directed by
- William Fairchild
- Starring
- Laurence Harvey, Alec McCowen, Massimo Serato, Jack May, Ian MacNaughton, Brian Oulton
In the Mediterranean theater of 1941‑42, Axis frogmen and manned torpedoes—so‑called human torpedoes—are striking at supposedly impregnable harbours. The Allies scramble for a counter, turning to the daring British naval diver Lt. Lionel “Buster” Crabb, whose unconventional tactics become the key to confronting the underwater menace.
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