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The Sharkfighters
“FIGHTING THE TERROR OF THE SEAS!”
5.7 / 10• 1956• 1h 13m•NR• English
Adventure
Storyline
Landing on a small island not far from Havana, Cuba, Lt. Cmdr. Ben Staves joins a Navy scientific project engaged in finding an effective shark repellent to help save the lives of WWII military personnel stranded in shark-infested waters. His zeal for completing the project as fast as possible is explained by his having lost a large percentage of his crew to sharks when his ship was sunk by the Japanese. Against the advice of the others on the project, Staves demands that the new repellent be tested on a live subject surrounded by hungry sharks and will allow no one but himself to be the test subject!
Cast & Crew
Victor Mature
Lt. Cmdr. Ben Staves
Lead
Karen Steele
Martha Staves
James Olson
Ens. Harold Duncan
Philip Coolidge
Lt. Cmdr. Leonard Evans
Claude Akins
Chief 'Gordy' Gordon
Rafael Campos
Carlos
George N. Neise
Cmdr. George Zimmer (as George Neise)
NY
Nathan Yates
Capt. Ruiz
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jerry Hopper's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Sharkfighters is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
