The Enemy Below

1957 film by Dick Powell
Movie film Q1263897
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The Enemy Below

Summary

The Enemy Below is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (246 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Enemy Below received the Academy Award for Best Special Effects[3].
  • The Enemy Below received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].
  • The Enemy Below's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • The Enemy Below's director is recorded as Dick Powell[6].
  • The Enemy Below's screenwriter is recorded as Wendell Mayes[7].
  • The Enemy Below's composer is recorded as Leigh Harline[8].
  • The Enemy Below's genre is recorded as war film[9].
  • The Enemy Below's genre is recorded as drama film[10].
  • The Enemy Below's genre is recorded as action film[11].
  • The Enemy Below's cast member is recorded as Robert Mitchum[12].
  • The Enemy Below's cast member is recorded as Curd Jürgens[13].
  • The Enemy Below's cast member is recorded as Theodore Bikel[14].
  • The Enemy Below's cast member is recorded as David Hedison[15].
  • The Enemy Below's cast member is recorded as Frank Albertson[16].
  • The Enemy Below's cast member is recorded as Biff Elliot[17].
  • The Enemy Below's cast member is recorded as Doug McClure[18].
  • The Enemy Below's cast member is recorded as Kurt Kreuger[19].
  • The Enemy Below's cast member is recorded as Russell Collins[20].
  • The Enemy Below's cast member is recorded as David Blair[21].
  • The Enemy Below's producer is recorded as Dick Powell[22].
  • The Enemy Below's production company is recorded as 20th Century Studios[23].
  • The Enemy Below's director of photography is recorded as Harold Rosson[24].
  • The Enemy Below's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0050356[25].
  • The Enemy Below's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[26].
  • The Enemy Below's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Enemy Below's producer is recorded as Dick Powell[22]. Its director is recorded as Dick Powell[6]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Wendell Mayes[7]. Cast members include Robert Mitchum[12], Curd Jürgens[13], Theodore Bikel[14], David Hedison[15], Frank Albertson[16], and Biff Elliot[17].

Publication

Publication dates include +1957-01-01T00:00:00Z[28], +1957-12-22T00:00:00Z[29], +1957-12-25T00:00:00Z[30], and +1958-01-17T00:00:00Z[31]. The Enemy Below's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[26]. Genres include war film[9], drama film[10], and action film[11].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include World War II[32] and submarine warfare[33].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Special Effects[3], an award for best special effects[34] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4], a film award[35], in United States[36], founded in 1929[37]. Reviews include 7.3/10[38] and 86%[39].

Why It Matters

The Enemy Below ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (246 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

What awards did The Enemy Below receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Special Effects[3] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [4] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [38] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [39] . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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