5.7The Sharkfighters · 1956
The Sharkfighters (1956) is a Adventure film directed by Jerry Hopper, starring Victor Mature, Karen Steele, James Olson.
Adventure
5.7Overview
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!
Cast
Victor Mature, Karen Steele, James Olson, Philip Coolidge, Claude Akins, Rafael Campos, George N. Neise, Nathan Yates
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What is "The Sharkfighters" about?
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!
When was "The Sharkfighters" released?
The Sharkfighters was released in 1956.
Who stars in "The Sharkfighters"?
The cast includes Victor Mature, Karen Steele, James Olson, Philip Coolidge.
