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The Enemy Below

1957 film by Dick Powell
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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 (197 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 was directed by Dick Powell[6].
  • Wendell Mayes wrote the screenplay for The Enemy Below[7].
  • The Enemy Below's composer is recorded as Leigh Harline[8].
  • The Enemy Below's genre is war film[9].
  • The Enemy Below's genre is drama film[10].
  • The Enemy Below's genre is action film[11].
  • A cast member of The Enemy Below was Robert Mitchum[12].
  • A cast member of The Enemy Below was Curd Jürgens[13].
  • A cast member of The Enemy Below was Theodore Bikel[14].
  • A cast member of The Enemy Below was David Hedison[15].
  • A cast member of The Enemy Below was Frank Albertson[16].
  • A cast member of The Enemy Below was Biff Elliot[17].
  • A cast member of The Enemy Below was Doug McClure[18].
  • A cast member of The Enemy Below was Kurt Kreuger[19].
  • A cast member of The Enemy Below was Russell Collins[20].
  • A cast member of The Enemy Below was David Blair[21].
  • The Enemy Below was produced by 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 original language of The Enemy Below was English[25].
  • The Enemy Below was distributed by video on demand[26].
  • The Enemy Below's review score is recorded as 7.3/10[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Enemy Below was produced by Dick Powell[22]. It was directed by Dick Powell[6]. Wendell Mayes wrote the screenplay for it[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 January 1, 1957[28], December 22, 1957[29], December 25, 1957[30], and January 17, 1958[31]. The original language of The Enemy Below was English[25]. Genres include war film[9], drama film[10], and action film[11]. It was distributed by video on demand[26].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include World War II[32], submarine warfare[33], and Battle of the Atlantic[34].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Special Effects[3], an award for best special effects[35] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4], a film award[36], in United States[37], founded in 1929[38]. Reviews include 7.3/10[27] and 86%[39].

Why It Matters

The Enemy Below ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (197 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 22 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].

Related Entities

Curd Jürgens Dick Powell film Netflix Robert Mitchum United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] ↑ . 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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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → World War II, 20th century, 1940s
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  2. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 11275
    Main subject → World War II, submarine warfare, Battle of the Atlantic
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  3. 7w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → World War II, 20th century, 1940s
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2408]]: [[Q362]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1786777714293"
  4. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1957-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1957-12-22T00:00:00Z, +1957-12-25T00:00:00Z +1
    Screenwriter → Wendell Mayes
    Duration → {'amount': '+98'}
    Aspect ratio (w:h) → 2.35:1
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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