Directed by:
Dick PowellScreenplay:
Wendell MayesCinematography:
Harold RossonComposer:
Leigh HarlineCast:
Robert Mitchum, Curd Jürgens, David Hedison, Theodore Bikel, Russell Collins, Frank Albertson, Gordon Mitchell, Doug McClure, Biff Elliot, Ralph Manza (more)VOD (1)
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Robert Mitchum and Curt Jurgens star in this gripping World War II drama about an American destroyer and a German U-boat stalking each other at sea. As both men try to outthink and outmaneuver each other, the chase becomes a deadly chess game in which any mistake can bring instant defeat and death. (official distributor synopsis)
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