Genre: War
Release Date: 05/24/2005
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: English/Espanol/French
Sound: DD2/DD1
Run Time: 96 Minutes
Flags: Suitable for Children
Distributor/Studio: 20th Century Fox

In this World War II drama, Richard Widmark plays Lt. Cmdr. John Lawrence, a strict navy commander assigned to replace the popular senior officer of a group of underwater demolition divers -- better known as frogmen. Lawrence tightens the discipline of this brave but fiercely independent group of underwater warriors, winning few friends in the process. The unpopular officer proves his worth in front of his men by neutralizing a live torpedo at the risk of his own life. The principal attraction of The Frogmen is its underwater photography, which would have been twice as effective in black-and-white. An intelligent, low-key wartime adventure, The Frogmen is weakened only by the excessive "Brooklynese" comedy of Harvey Lembeck.

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Richard Widmark - Lt. Cmdr. John Lawrence
Dana Andrews - Jake Flannigan
Gary Merrill - Lt. Cmdr Pete Vincent
Jeffrey Hunter - Creighton
Warren Stevens - Hodges
Robert Wagner - Lt. Franklin
Harvey Lembeck - Marvin W. "Canarsie" Mikowsky
Henry Slate - Sleepy
Robert Adler - Chief Ryan
Harry Flowers - Kinsella
William Bishop - Ferrino
Fay Roope - Adm. Dakers
James Gregory - Chief Petty Officer Lane
Russell Hardie - Capt. Radford
Parley Baer - Dr. Ullman
Peter Leeds - Pharmacist's Mate
Frank Donahue - Crew Member
Jack Warden - Crew Member
Norman McKay - Capt. Phillips
Sydney Smith - Gen. Coleson
Ray Hyke - Repairman
Rush Williams - Soldier
George Yoshinaga - Swimmer
Harry Hamada - Gunner

Production:
Lloyd Bacon - Director
Samuel G. Engel - Producer
Cyril Mockridge - Composer
William H. Reynolds - Editor
John Tucker Battle Oscar Millard - Screen Writer
Thomas K. Little Fred J. Rode - Set Designer
Albert Hogsett - Art Director
Lyle Wheeler - Art Director
Norbert F. Brodin - Cinematographer
Charles LeMaire - Costume Designer
Ben Nye, Sr. - Makeup
Lionel Newman - Musical Direction/Supervision
Roger Heman - Sound/Sound Designer
Fred Sersen - Special Effects
Winston H. Leverett - Sound/Sound Designer

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