Victor Mature Karen Steele James Olson Philip Coolidge
Cinematography
Lee Garmes
Edited by
Daniel Mandell
Music by
Jerome Moross
Production company
Formosa Productions
Distributed by
United Artists
Release date
November 17, 1956 (1956-11-17)
Running time
73 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
The Sharkfighters is a 1956 American adventure film starring Victor Mature, supported by Karen Steele, James Olson, and Claude Akins. Directed by Jerry Hopper, its fictional storyline is based on the invention of "Shark Chaser", an historical shark repellent developed by U.S. Navy researchers during World War II.[1][2]
^Sobocinski, Andre B. (2013). "Sharks, No Chaser: A Look Back At the Navy's Fight Against the Denizens of the Deep". The Grog, A Journal of Navy Medical History and Culture (37). Retrieved 2013-09-20., pp. 4-9
^Caputo, Joseph (2009). "Stopping Sharks By Blasting Their Senses". Smithsonian (July 17). Retrieved 2013-09-20.
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