by Hal Erickson
synopsis
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.
characteristics
- Frogman
- Navy
- Commander
- Commandant
- Submarine
- Underwater
- War
- Respect
- Torpedo
- Military Life
- Race-against-time
- Friend
- Defuse
- Discipline
- Bomb
