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	DVD Times - The Frogmen
		The trailers that Fox have included on this DVD state, "You Have Never Seen Anything Like...The Frogmen!" Another announces, "You Are About To Witness Scenes Never Before Brought To The Screen!" That's as may be but I suspect that there were films produced prior to this one in which underwater cinematography was used.
		The Frogmen has enjoyed a very good transfer from Fox, which has issued the film as part of the Fox War Classics range.
		The Frogmen may well have been the first time that non-divers saw action beneath the surface of the sea and, in that, it really doesn't disappoint, even earning itself an Oscar nomination for cinematographer Norbert Brodine.
	www.dvdtimes.co.uk /content.php?contentid=58249 (1267 words)

	channel4.com/film - The Frogmen
		Directed with flair by journeyman Lloyd Bacon, The Frogmen might have an uninspiring name, but its special effects are remarkable for the time, enabling the film to capture the horror and excitement of men at war like few other movies of its era.
		With Norbert Brodine's crisp black-and-white cinematography and William Reynolds' sharp editing lending a classy sheen to the production, the reason The Frogmen succeeds is because of the courage of the real UDT servicemen, whose reliance on primitive technology meant they had much in common with NASA's Mercury astronauts.
		Lloyd brings home the Bacon with a fine war film made even better by what can only be described as vintage Widmark.
	www.channel4.com /film/reviews/film.jsp?id=123670&page=2 (195 words)

	DVD Times - The Frogmen
		The trailers that Fox have included on this DVD state, "You Have Never Seen Anything Like...The Frogmen!" Another announces, "You Are About To Witness Scenes Never Before Brought To The Screen!" That's as may be but I suspect that there were films produced prior to this one in which underwater cinematography was used.
		The Frogmen has enjoyed a very good transfer from Fox, which has issued the film as part of the Fox War Classics range.
		As regards the scenes underwater, they are the reason that The Frogmen comes with a reputation and should you find yourself looking for a solid action movie set in the Pacific during wartime, this will not disappoint.
	www.dvdtimes.co.uk /content.php?contentid=58249 (1282 words)

	8mm Silent Shorts-1
		THE FROGMEN - From "Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea" starring Walter Pidgeon and Peter Lorre.
		OB indicates the film comes in the 5.5"x5.5" original box, otherwise they will be in Miniature Movie Classics boxes.
		The Master Duper, the supreme film pirate, is out to swipe it and sell copies to film collectors.
	www.8mm16mmfilmscollectibles.com /silent.htm (1505 words)

	The Frogmen
		A WWII film of the highest caliber, THE FROGMEN sports fast-paced action and extraordinary cinematography, and earned a well-deserved Oscar nomination for its especially breathtaking underwater photography.
		Currently, there are not enough Tomatometer critic reviews for The Frogmen to receive a rating.
		Please check out a preview of the film below:
	www.rottentomatoes.com /m/frogmen (318 words)

	Media Life - Letters to the Editor
		Just as the excellence of D.W. Griffith's 1915 Civil War film epic "Birth of a Nation" sugarcoated its horrendously derogatory images of African Americans, the "post-modern" (i.e., contemporary) know-how of "The Sopranos" glosses over the same derogatory, regurgitated images of Italian Americans as criminals, boors, buffoons, bigots and bimbos.
		To put it in perspective: According to a 2001 film study by the Italic Studies Institute of New York, Italian Americans have been portrayed negatively in 69% of some 1,200 Hollywood movies produced since 1928.
		Studies have shown that nearly 75% of all movies with Italians or Italian themes produced since the 1920's have shown us to be either gangsters or buffoons.
	www.medialifemagazine.com /features/letters2001.html (10900 words)

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		All of us, no matter how jaded, secretly hope he has served up another "Star Wars" film capable of sparking the same feelings of hope and wonder that the first did.
		As for the movie, my son David will not be watching this film."
		E-mail The Movie Guy at bcaine@angnewspapers.com or call him at (925) 416-4806.
	www.insidebayarea.com /portlet/article/html/fragments/print_article.jsp?article=2752048 (1029 words)

	Navy SEALs.com - Articles: Viewing Article
		When the ceremony was done and the sandwiches gone, it was the frogmen who were the last to leave.
		The landmark was unveiled Friday with eight frogmen in attendance -- five from Team 14 and one each from Team 16, 17 and 19.
		Better still, it was the film that gave the vets a catchy new nickname -- and new respect.
	www.navyseals.com /community/articles/article.cfm?id=5 (1749 words)

	GO Brooklyn
		But eventually, Richmond and the Frogmen hope to make the Lyceum into an all-encompassing arts center, with dance, theater, film, music and art exhibits.
		In the meantime, the Frogmen have been performing to full houses drawn by fliers and word-of-mouth, occasionally even turning away an unfortunate few.
		The 11 actors who make up the Frogmen of the Gowanus have all mastered the essentials of comedy - originality, impudence, shameless honesty, insanity - and of course, the perfect timing that makes it all work.
	www.go-brooklyn.com /html/issues/_vol24/24_16/frogmen.html (672 words)

	Brian W. Fairbanks - Writer/Film/Actor Profile: Richard Widmark
		It would be followed by an assortment of military and adventure films starring Widmark, including The Frogmen, Red Skies of Montana, and Destination Gobi.
		It’s doubtful there is another scene in all of film noir as shocking in its cruelty as this moment in 1947’s Kiss of Death, and it’s doubtful any actor has ever made such a stunning impression in his movie debut as Richard Widmark did as Tommy Udo, the giggling psychopath of this classic thriller.
		When film noir was finally recognized as a genre worthy of study in French critics Raymond Borde and Etienne Chaumeton’s Panarama du film americain, it was Widmark’s gaunt frightened face in Night and the City that was pictured on the cover.
	www.angelfire.com /oh2/writer/richardwidmark.html (2244 words)

	Journal of San Diego History
		Filmed off Coronado with an occasional appearance of Point Loma, The Frogmen and Underwater Warrior were among the only films dealing with underwater demolition to receive Navy assistance.
		Filming short scenes up and down the west coast, these Edison Company filmmakers visited San Diego in February 1898 just prior to an excursion to China.
		The 1915 movie, Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition, was filmed during the Panama-California Exposition in Balboa Park and gives a good view of the activities of the fair including a brief shot of the motion picture film processing at the Exposition movie studio.
	www.sandiegohistory.org /journal/2002-2/filming.htm (2244 words)

	War Movie Reviews
		This movie occasionally decides to have some dramatic combat scenes in it, but they are usually cover for a hideous plot to get the girl back on screen.
		The old war movie Battle of the Bulge is a big steaming pile of crap as far as history goes, but this is actually worse.
		Finally, only the stars are left, so you know the movie is grinding to a close and you'll just have to endure some pontificating by guys with fake blood coming out of their brave, brave little Hollywood mouths.
	ic.net /~kmartin/warmovies.html (7451 words)

	Cinephiles Discussion Forums: Raining Frogs and Raining "Frogmen"?
		You've connected two of the three short stories into the main film itself.
		This links to the central theme of the rest of the movie that is summed up by Stanley when he says to his dad, "You have to be nicer to me".
		In fact, when they show the diver suspended in the tree, he is positioned to almost humorously look like a frog (he is wearing a very large frog like mask and his flippers are postioned to look like a frog).
	www.cinephiles.net /discuss/messages/12795/208.html?989830384 (978 words)

	The Atomic Submarine (1959) - The Bad Movie Report
		Leaving Neilson to guard their escape, Reef, the Frogmen and some guy who might as well be wearing a red shirt explore the saucer.
		Bennet's achievements - a glance at his filmography at the IMDb will net you a total of 107 films he directed, including some serials beloved by many - the 1949 Batman and Robin and The Purple Monster Strikes, to name two.
		As far as the visual elements go, predictably, much use is made of stock footage, which never quite matches the film's footage - the stuff filmed on board an actual submarine looks cramped and utilitarian, whereas the movie elements tend towards the roomy and high-tech sterile.
	www.stomptokyo.com /badmoviereport/reviews/A/atomsub.html (2051 words)

	VHS : Tobruk / Movie
		In the 1960s TOBRUK was the kind of film that inspired kids to play army.
		Action packed throughout, this picture has all of the ingredients you would usually have to find in several movies.
		Even though I haven't seen it yet, Tobruk is a great war movie to watch.
	www.prep4usmle.com /6300181162/Tobruk.htm (388 words)

	Submarine in the Movies and TV: On SubmarineSailor.Com
		Widmark and his frogmen were to launch the raft and procede to a mission.
		This film, the first of a spate of World War II submarine movies released during the 1950s, was loosely based on the true stories of the USS Angler (SS-240) and Growler (SS-215).
		The movie "Torpedo Alley" was filmed in late 1952(September) on the reserve fleet in New London.
	www.submarinesailor.com /History/Trivia/MovieBoats.htm (4527 words)

	The Frogmen - Celebrity Ltd.
		Verbally hosted by Donald Rickles (NOT to be confused with comedian DON Rickles), "Saturday Night At The Movies" was a special arrangement between NBC and 20th Century Fox Film Corporation to show recent quality movie releases (10 years old or less)...many in (surprise) Color!...on prime time each week.
		The war of acceptance or non-aceptance between the new C.O. and "the guys" lies at the heart of the movie.
		To those of us who share the collective title of "boomers" (not to be confused with certain nuclear submarine types), there are certain movies out there in the DVD marketplace now that bring back fond memories.
	www.celebrity-ltd.com /ItemId/B0007PALP2 (1374 words)

	Deep Discount DVD
		A WWII film of the highest caliber, THE FROGMEN sports fast-paced action and extraordinary cinematography, and earned a well-deserved Oscar nomination for its especially breathtaking underwater photography.
		Richard Widmark (HOW THE WEST WAS WON) stars as Lt. Cmdr.
		The ensemble cast also stars Gary Merrill (ALL ABOUT EVE), Dana Andrews (BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT), and Jeffrey Hunter.
	www.deepdiscountdvd.com /dvd.cfm?itemid=FXD027969 (119 words)

	The Frogmen (1951)
		The film follows a fictitious group of such operatives, nicknamed Frogmen, and their efforts in the South Pacific.
		During World War II, the U.S. Navy put together underwater demolition teams to swim behind enemy lines and destroy their ammunition.
		IN THIS SECTION: Message Boards · Your Reviews · Top-Rated Movies · Top-Rated Trailers · Poll of the Week
	movies.go.com /movies/movie?name=frogmenthe_1951 (186 words)

	IGN: The Stax Report: Script Review of Sea Devils!
		Sea Devils is a throwback to the war films of yesteryear, a true "bunch of guys on a mission" movie (to borrow a phrase from Quentin Tarantino).
		The film's special effects will be done by Cantina Pictures.
		Sea Devils depicts the painstaking duties of the Italian frogmen, who are clearly the forebears to the modern U.S. Navy Seals.
	filmforce.ign.com /articles/036/036062p1.html (1154 words)

	IGN: Sea Devils Production Journal 2/15/2002
		Sea Devils details the exploits of a squad of Italian frogmen during World War II, focusing on their daring raid against British warships anchored in Alexandria, Egypt.
		by Ken P. February 15, 2002 - In our current look at the production of the independent war film Sea Devils, we thought we’d give you all a glimpse behind-the-scenes at the some of the shooting done for the sales teaser, as well as a look at the submarine model created for the film.
		Take a look at some behind-the-scenes photos as filming begins on this independent WWII film.
	filmforce.ign.com /articles/324/324776p1.html (566 words)

	Human torpedo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		June 21: After the Italians had left the Axis, the Italian destroyer Grecale sailed from Bastia in Corsica to La Spezia carrying three speedboats and Italian frogmen and two British chariots, to attack the Italian cruisers Bolzano and Gorizia, which had been taken by the Germans after the Italian surrender.
		The chariot seen in the James Bond film "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" is a realistic-looking but non-functioning film prop.
		In operation the torpedo was carried by another vessel (usually a normal submarine), and launched near the target.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Human_torpedo (566 words)

	PastryWiz UK: The Silent Enemy [1958] DVD
		This film covers the period during the Second World War when Crabb served as a mine and disposal officer in Gibraltar, where Italian frogmen of the Italian navy's Tenth Light Flotilla were sinking vital shipping.
		It's the type of film you might catch on a wet weekday afternoon.
		That said, it's an entertaining Brit war flick depicting an episode in the life of Commander Lionel Kenneth Philip Crabb RNVR GM OBE (1909-1956), played by Lawrence Harvey.
	www.pastrywiz.co.uk /amazon-item_id-B0002PC2HM-search_type-AsinSearch-loc-uk.htm (566 words)

	DVD Times - The Frogmen
		The trailers that Fox have included on this DVD state, "You Have Never Seen Anything Like...The Frogmen!" Another announces, "You Are About To Witness Scenes Never Before Brought To The Screen!" That's as may be but I suspect that there were films produced prior to this one in which underwater cinematography was used.
		Given that underwater photography was no doubt the preserve of amateur enthusiasts before the release of this film, the trailers are likely to be quite correct in their statements.
		A little bit of research turned up a reference to Prince Francesco Alliata making a 12-minute documentary, Cacciatori Sottomarini, in and around the Mediterranean in 1946, which was then entered in the 1947 Cannes Film Festival.
	www.dvdtimes.co.uk /content.php?contentid=58249 (1282 words)

	BBC NEWS Magazine The real world behind James Bond
		In the film SPECTRE baddie Emilio Largo uses underwater doors and human torpedoes as the means to smuggle stolen nuclear weapons off his naturally luxurious yacht, the Disco Volante.
		The Italians had created special torpedoes that could be piloted by frogmen to their target, either from the beach of submarines.
		What's more, they provide the full story of how an Italian plan for human torpedoes inspired Fleming to write Thunderball, made into one of the earliest Bond films.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/magazine/4306221.stm (1426 words)

	The Silent Enemy [1958]
		This film covers the period during the Second World War when Crabb served as a mine and disposal officer in Gibraltar, where Italian frogmen of the Italian navy's Tenth Light Flotilla were sinking vital shipping.
		He was awarded the George Medal 'for gallantry and undaunted devotion to duty'.
		A bit of a drifter, coming out of 'nowhere' to be a leader of men.
	www.armchairfans.co.uk /books/B0002PC2HM (1426 words)

	SOCOM Store The Evolution Of The Navy SEAL Teams Video
		The photos and films used in this one of a kind documentary came from the private collections and scrapbooks of Team members who performed these missions.
		The modern SEAL evolved from the Navy Frogmen of World War II.
		The personal insights from SEALs who helped make this film combine with action footage to make this one of the best SEAL films ever made.
	shop.navyseals.com /product/VDLO10 (315 words)

	Variety.com - Reviews - The Frogmen
		In the film, the unit commanded by Richard Widmark realistically goes about such missions as venturing close to Jap-held islands to plot against underwater obstacles that would hamper beach landings, then demolishing these barricades.
		Widmark is a new commander of the UDT unit depicted, replacing a loved officer who had been lost on a mission.
		Stress is on realism in this war action-thriller kudoing the exploits of Underwater Demolition Teams that served so effectively in the last world war.
	www.variety.com /review/VE1117791137?categoryid=31&cs=1 (266 words)

	HMS Valiant
		My dad served on HMS Valiant Iam seraching for any information about the ship and her crew Iam spechialy looking for the name of the film that was made about the attempted sinking of the Valiant in Alexander Harbour.
		HMS valiant was badly damaged during refit in a floating dock at Trincomalee, Ceylon, so bad was the damage that repairs were stopped, and she was used as a training hulk for stockers at Devonport.
		During World War Two, HMS Valiant was badly damaged by delayed action mines, set by Italian Frogmen at Alexandria, She made her way to Durban, South Africa for repairs.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /valiant.htm (2316 words)

	Adele Stevens Movies - BestPrices.com's Adele Stevens Movie Catalog
		A WWII film of the highest caliber, THE FROGMEN sports fast-paced action and extraordinary cinematography, and earned a well-deserved Oscar nomination for its especially breathtaking underwater photography.
		Adele Stevens Movies - BestPrices.com's Adele Stevens Movie Catalog
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	bestprices.com /cgi-bin/vlink/actors/dvds-by-actor-Adele-Stevens.html (44 words)

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