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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British war film
film
basedOn real events in World War II
wartime exploits of Lionel "Buster" Crabb
characterIn Lionel "Buster" Crabb NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
depicts Battle between Royal Navy divers and Italian frogmen
World War II NERFINISHED
director William Fairchild NERFINISHED
distributor British distributor
filmTechnique underwater cinematography
follows Lionel "Buster" Crabb NERFINISHED
genre drama film
war film
hasAlternativeLabel Silent Enemy NERFINISHED
hasCastMember Dawn Addams NERFINISHED
John Clements NERFINISHED
Laurence Harvey NERFINISHED
Michael Craig NERFINISHED
Nigel Stock NERFINISHED
Sid James NERFINISHED
hasTheme covert operations
naval heroism
sabotage and counter-sabotage
hasWorkType feature film
mainSubject Italian underwater saboteurs
Royal Navy frogmen
underwater warfare
narrativeFocus countering Italian human torpedoes and limpet mines
notableFor dramatization of Buster Crabb’s wartime service
early realistic depiction of combat frogmen in cinema
originalLanguage English
partOf British post-war war-film cycle
portrays Italian frogmen
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
Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED
title The Silent Enemy NERFINISHED

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William Fairchild notableWork The Silent Enemy
Peter Bull notableWork The Silent Enemy