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Cast
Victor Mature
as Lt. Cmdr. Ben Staves
Karen Steele
as Martha Staves
James Olson
as Ens. Harold Duncan
Philip Coolidge
as Lt. Cmdr. Leonard Evans
Claude Akins
as Chief 'Gordy' Gordon
Rafael Campos
as Carlos
George N. Neise
as Cmdr. George Zimmer (as George Neise)
Nathan Yates
as Capt. Ruiz
Jesús Hernández
as Vincente
Lorin Johns
as Self (as M/Sgt. Lorin Johns)
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1956
Runtime1h 13m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresAdventure
Votes10
DirectorJerry Hopper
WritersArt Napoleon, Jo Napoleon, Jonathan Robinson
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.7 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Sharkfighters
About The Sharkfighters
Landing on a small island not far from Havana, Cuba, Lt. Cmdr. Ben Staves joins a Navy scientific project engaged in finding an effective shark repellent to help save the lives of WWII military personnel stranded in shark-infested waters. His zeal for completing the project as fast as possible is explained by his having lost a large percentage of his crew to sharks when his ship was sunk by the Japanese. Against the advice of the others on the project, Staves demands that the new repellent be tested on a live subject surrounded by hungry sharks and will allow no one but himself to be the test subject!
Directed by Jerry Hopper, The Sharkfighters leans on a strong ensemble — Victor Mature, Karen Steele, James Olson — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about adventure titles of 1956.
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