World War II, the South Atlantic. The US destroyer Haynes is on sea patrol, searching for any signs of German activity. Her new skipper, Lt Commander Murrell (Robert Mitchum, Cape Fear (1962), The Story of G.I. Joe), is a mystery to the crew; he spends most of his time in his cabin, recuperating from 25 days spent on a raft in the North Atlantic after a U-boat torpedoed his last ship from under him. Murrell is a quiet, reserved man, weary of war, but conscious of the job he has before him.
Under the sea lurks Captain Von Stolberg (Curt Jurgens, The Inn of the Sixth Happiness, Battle of Britain), a seasoned, wary U-boat commander. Like Murrell, he is a man sick of war and killing. He has no love for the regime he serves, but realizes that he has a duty and a job to do.
When these two experienced commanders meet on the high seas, the result is a duel of wits, each man using every bit of skill and every trick he knows to try to defeat the other man in a classic battle between destroyer and submarine. As both men try to outthink and outmaneuver each other, the chase becomes a deadly chess game in which any mistake can bring instant defeat and death.
Winner of the 1957 Academy Award for Best Special Effects, The Enemy Below marked the directorial debut of actor Dick Powell.
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