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The Silent Enemy
“Human Torpedoes vs. Battleships!”
5.9 / 10• 1958• 1h 52m•NR• English
HistoryWar
Storyline
The Mediterranean, 1941/42 - Axis forces are using frogmen and manned torpedoes to attack previously impregnable harbours. The Allied forces need to come up with something to answer this threat, which they find in the form of Lt. Lionel "Buster" Crabb.
Cast & Crew
Laurence Harvey
Lieutenant "Buster" Crabb, R.N.V.R.
Lead
Michael Craig
Leading Seaman Knowles
Dawn Addams
Third Officer Jill Masters, W.R.N.S
John Clements
The Admiral
Sidney James
Chief Petty Officer Thorpe
Alec McCowen
Able Seaman Morgan
Nigel Stock
Able Seaman Fraser
IW
Ian Whittaker
Ordinary Seaman Thomas
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. William Fairchild's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Silent Enemy is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
