Underwater Warrior (1958)
Based upon the life of Commander Francic D. Fane (USNR), UnderWater Warrior follows the evolution of the US Navy's Underwater Demolition Unit from its inception near the end of World War II through its acceptance and finally successful utilization in Korea. Landmark underwater camera work makes Underwater Warrior a milestone in cinematic history.
- Date of release
- 1958-02-14
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Genres
- History, War
- Director
- Andrew Marton
Casting
- Dan Dailey — Cmdr. David Forest
- James Gregory — Lt. William Arnold
- Ross Martin — Sgt. Joe O'Brien
- Claire Kelly — Anne Winnmore
- Raymond Bailey — Adm. Ashton
- Alex Gerry — Captain of battleship
- Gina Maria Hildago — Theresa Valdez
Interesting facts
Underwater Warrior is a 1958 American CinemaScope war drama film telling the story of the US Navy's Underwater Demolition Teams between World War II and the Korean War. It was based on the 1957 nonfiction book The Naked Warriors by Commander Francis Douglas Fane. Dan Dailey played Fane with two naval officer divers also appearing in the film, Lt Alex Fane, Francis's son and Lt Jon Lindbergh, son of Charles Lindbergh. Producer Ivan Tors subsequently produced the syndicated television series Sea Hunt, also on underwater diving themes.
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