The Silent Enemy
The Mediterranean, 1941/42 - Axis forces are using frogmen and manned torpedoes to attack previously impregnable harbours. The Allied forces need to come up with something to answer this threat, which they find in the form of Lt. Lionel "Buster" Crabb.
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Title: The Silent Enemy Summary: In the Mediterranean in 1941 the Italians start using underwater chariots to mine the undersides of allied ships. Explosives expert Lionel Crabbe arrives in Gibraltar to organise defenses, ... Directed by: William Fairchild Actors: Laurence Harvey, Dawn Addams, Michael Craig Production Company: Romulus Films Release Date: 4 March 1958 (UK) Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1 In the Mediterranean in 1941 the Italians start using underwater chariots to mine the undersides of allied ships. Explosives expert Lionel Crabbe arrives in Gibraltar to organise defenses, but finds only two British divers available to help him. Even more worrying, it seems likely that the Italians are secretly using neutral Spain across the bay as their key base.
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- William Fairchild
- Starring
- Laurence Harvey, Michael Craig, Dawn Addams, John Clements, Sidney James, Alec McCowen, Nigel Stock, Ian Whittaker
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