The Frogmen (1951)

movie

(1541)

Country: USA
Genres: Adventure, Drama, War
Release: 1951-09-08
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Writers: John Tucker Battle , Oscar Millard
Language: English
Stars: Richard Widmark , Dana Andrews (I) (1909–1992) , Gary Merrill , Jeffrey Hunter , Warren Stevens , Robert Wagner , Harvey Lembeck (1923–1982) , Robert Rockwell , Henry Slate , Robert Adler
Runtime: 96 min
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 nominations total
AKA: Commandos sous-marins (Belgium) , Les hommes-grenouilles (Canada) , Sammakkomiehet (Finland) , Frømænd (Denmark) , Oi kommandos epitithentai (Greece) , Luchas submarinas (Spain) , Les hommes-grenouilles (Belgium) , Kikvorsmannen (Netherlands the) , The Frogmen , Froschmänner (Austria) , Podvodni heroji , Deniz Dibi Fedaileri (Turkey) , Oamenii broasca (Romania) , Le rane del mare (Italy) , フロッグメン (Japan) , Grodmännen (Sweden) , The Frogmen (Canada) , Los que conmovieron el mar (Mexico) , Los hombres ranas (Argentina) , Froschmänner (Germany) , The Frogmen (United States of America) , Водолазы , The Frogmen (United Kingdom) , Homens Rãs (Brazil) , Homens Rãs (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Płetwonurkowie (Poland) , Os Homens Rãs (Brazil) , Les hommes-grenouilles (France, French Republic) , Froschmänner
Plot: World War II drama in which Richard Widmark, as Lt. Cmdr. John Lawrence, replaces the popular commanding officer of a group of underwater demolition divers. a crew of fiercely independent studs who hang their proverbial hats in Davy Jones' locker. The martinet Lawrence tightens the discipline of the unit, making him mucho unpopular with the macho frogmen. Finally, Lawrence proves himself as more than just a stuffed white shirt, showing he has the cojones to keep up with their peculiar brand of the jones, becoming one of the team by fearlessly defusing a live torpedo at the risk of his own life.
IMDB:tt0043565