Movies and Fiction
Frogman-type operations have featured in many comics, books, and movies. Some try to reconstruct real events; others are completely fictional. Some make mistakes as described above. Examples are:
- The 1951 film The Frogmen, made by Twentieth Century Fox, shows some United States frogman operations against the Japanese in World War II, but with wrong kit (see above).
- The 1958 film The Silent Enemy with Laurence Harvey as Lionel "Buster" Crabb, describes his exploits during World War II. It was made following the publicity created by Crabb's mysterious disappearance and likely death during a Cold War incident a year earlier.
- The James Bond film Thunderball depicts an extended underwater battle, featuring frogmen.
- Listed at Human torpedo#Movies and fiction.
- Listed at United States Navy SEALs in fiction.
- James Bond's modern biography includes serving with the Special Boat Service through the Royal Navy.
- Simon and Garfunkel's song "Baby Driver" contains the following line: "My daddy was a prominent frogman. My mamma's in the Naval reserve."
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