The Silent Enemy
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The Silent Enemy is a 1958 British war film directed by William Fairchild that dramatizes the World War II exploits of Royal Navy frogman Lionel "Buster" Crabb against Italian underwater saboteurs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Silent Enemy canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British war film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
real events in World War II
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wartime exploits of Lionel "Buster" Crabb ⓘ |
| characterIn | Lionel "Buster" Crabb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
Battle between Royal Navy divers and Italian frogmen
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World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | William Fairchild NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | British distributor ⓘ |
| filmTechnique | underwater cinematography ⓘ |
| follows | Lionel "Buster" Crabb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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war film ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeLabel | Silent Enemy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Dawn Addams
NERFINISHED
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John Clements NERFINISHED ⓘ Laurence Harvey NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Craig NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigel Stock NERFINISHED ⓘ Sid James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
covert operations
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naval heroism ⓘ sabotage and counter-sabotage ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | feature film ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Italian underwater saboteurs
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Royal Navy frogmen ⓘ underwater warfare ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | countering Italian human torpedoes and limpet mines ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatization of Buster Crabb’s wartime service
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early realistic depiction of combat frogmen in cinema ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | British post-war war-film cycle ⓘ |
| portrays |
Italian frogmen
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Lionel "Buster" Crabb NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy bomb disposal and diving operations ⓘ |
| productionCompany | British production company ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1958 ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 90–100 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | William Fairchild NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 1940s ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Gibraltar
NERFINISHED
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Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Silent Enemy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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