Some of D.A. The Enemy Below is a study of submarine warfare from the vantage point of both sides. Rayner's wartime submarine adventures and experiences that appeared in his novel "The Enemy Below", on which this film is based. The team encounters an agitated Aquaman while trying to rescue a submarine crew. Directed by Dick Powell. With Robert Mitchum, Curd Jürgens, David Hedison, Theodore Bikel. "The Enemy Below" is of course a German submarine hunted by a US destroyer in a cat-and-mouse duel in which both commanders come to respect each other's tactical skill. During World War II, an American destroyer meets a German U-Boat. His opinion of surface dwellers doesn't improve after an attempted assassination by Deadshot. The Enemy Below (1957) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The clock is ticking down with every minute vital … The hunt ends in mutual destruction of both vessels, nevertheless with a plausibly "feel-good" conclusion to the film. Directed by Dan Riba. The hunt ends in mutual destruction of both vessels, nevertheless with a plausibly "feel-good" conclusion to the film. Rayner wrote another naval warfare book "Escort: the Battle of the Atlantic", about an encounter between German U-boat U-2000 and Allied corvettes on Nov. 11, 1944, off the coast of southern Ireland. Directed by Bradford May. With Kevin Conroy, Susan Eisenberg, Phil LaMarr, Carl Lumbly. "The Enemy Below" is of course a German submarine hunted by a US destroyer in a cat-and-mouse duel in which both commanders come to respect each other's tactical skill. With David James Elliott, Catherine Bell, Patrick Labyorteaux, John M. Jackson. Both captains are experts, and so begins a deadly game of cat-and-mouse.