The Sharkfighters
1956, English. Directed by Jerry Hopper.
FIGHTING THE TERROR OF THE SEAS!
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!
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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The Sharkfighters is streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, and MGM+ in India.
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Cast & crew
- Jerry HopperDirector
- Victor MatureLt. Cmdr. Ben Staves
- Karen SteeleMartha Staves
- James OlsonEns. Harold Duncan
- Philip CoolidgeLt. Cmdr. Leonard Evans
- Claude AkinsChief 'Gordy' Gordon
- Rafael CamposCarlos
- George N. NeiseCmdr. George Zimmer (as George Neise)
- Nathan YatesCapt. Ruiz
- Jesús HernándezVincente
- Lorin JohnsSelf (as M/Sgt. Lorin Johns)
- David WestleinSelf (as CPO David Westlein)
- Charles CollingwoodNarrator
Details
- Released
- 1 November 1956
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Jonathan Robinson, Art Napoleon, Jo Napoleon
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The Sharkfighters runs 73 minutes (1h 13m).
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The Sharkfighters is streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, and MGM+ in India. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Sharkfighters?
If you liked The Sharkfighters, try Deep Water, Jaws, Fear Below.
Who directed The Sharkfighters?
The Sharkfighters (1956) was directed by Jerry Hopper and stars Victor Mature, Karen Steele, James Olson.