Underwater Warrior | |
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Directed by | Andrew Marton |
Written by | Gene Levitt |
Based on | The Naked Warriors (1957 book) by Francis Douglas Fane |
Produced by | Ivan Tors |
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Cinematography | Joseph Biroc |
Edited by | Charles Craft |
Music by | Harry Sukman |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $384,000[1] |
Box office | $795,000[1] |
Underwater Warrior is a 1958 American CinemaScope war drama film telling the story of the US Navy's Underwater Demolition Teams between World War II and the Korean War. It was based on the 1957 nonfiction book The Naked Warriors by Commander Francis Douglas Fane.[2] Dan Dailey played Fane with two naval officer divers also appearing in the film, Lt Alex Fane, Francis's son and Lt Jon Lindbergh, son of Charles Lindbergh.[3] Producer Ivan Tors subsequently produced the syndicated television series Sea Hunt, also on underwater diving themes.