| The Sharkfighters | |
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| Directed by | Jerry Hopper |
| Screenplay by | Jonathan Robinson Lawrence Roman |
| Story by | Art Napoleon Jo Napoleon |
| Produced by | Samuel Goldwyn Jr. |
| Starring | Victor Mature Karen Steele James Olson Philip Coolidge |
| Cinematography | Lee Garmes |
| Edited by | Daniel Mandell |
| Music by | Jerome Moross |
Production company | Formosa Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Sharkfighters is a 1956 American adventure film starring Victor Mature, supported by Karen Steele, James Olson, and Claude Akins. Directed by Jerry Hopper, its fictional storyline is based on the invention of "Shark Chaser", an historical shark repellent developed by U.S. Navy researchers during World War II.[1][2]
- ^ Sobocinski, Andre B. (2013). "Sharks, No Chaser: A Look Back At the Navy's Fight Against the Denizens of the Deep". The Grog, A Journal of Navy Medical History and Culture (37). Retrieved 2013-09-20., pp. 4-9
- ^ Caputo, Joseph (2009). "Stopping Sharks By Blasting Their Senses". Smithsonian (July 17). Retrieved 2013-09-20.