The Sharkfighters

The Sharkfighters
Directed byJerry Hopper
Screenplay byJonathan Robinson
Lawrence Roman
Story byArt Napoleon
Jo Napoleon
Produced bySamuel Goldwyn Jr.
StarringVictor Mature
Karen Steele
James Olson
Philip Coolidge
CinematographyLee Garmes
Edited byDaniel Mandell
Music byJerome Moross
Production
company
Formosa Productions
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • November 17, 1956 (1956-11-17)
Running time
73 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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]

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Caputo, Joseph (2009). "Stopping Sharks By Blasting Their Senses". Smithsonian (July 17). Retrieved 2013-09-20.