The Frogmen (1951)
- Directed by
- Lloyd Bacon
- Genre
- war film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 28 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A new commander takes charge of a unit of Navy demolition divers during World War II. The men must learn to trust his leadership as they carry out dangerous underwater missions against Japanese forces.
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What happens
The Frogmen is a 1951 American black-and-white World War II drama film distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox, produced by Samuel G. Engel, directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Richard Widmark, Dana Andrews and Gary Merrill. The plot is based on the divers of the United States Navy Underwater Demolition Team, popularly known as "frogmen", against the Japanese Army and naval forces. It was the first film about scuba diving and became a popular cultural hit. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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