---
title: 'Human Torpedoes (1954)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Carlo Lizzani'
released: '1954-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 98
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/human-torpedoes-1954'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038089/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Human Torpedoes (1954)

1954 · 98 min · Drama, War · Italy

Original title: Siluri umani

## Synopsis

Siluri umani is a 1954 Italian war film credited to Antonio Leonviola, who abandoned production and was substituted by director Carlo Lizzani (uncredited).
The movie depicts the successful WWII 1941 raid on Souda Bay in Crete by Italian Navy frogmen on the Royal Navy's HMS York heavy cruiser and a Norwegian oil tanker.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Carlo Lizzani](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-lizzani), [Antonio Leonviola](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonio-leonviola)
- **Screenplay:** [Carlo Lizzani](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-lizzani), [Franco Brusati](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-brusati), [Ennio de Concini](https://cinepixo.com/people/ennio-de-concini)
- **Producer:** [Dino De Laurentiis](https://cinepixo.com/people/dino-de-laurentiis), [Carlo Ponti](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-ponti)
- **Director of Photography:** [Riccardo Pallottini](https://cinepixo.com/people/riccardo-pallottini)
- **Editor:** [Renato Cinquini](https://cinepixo.com/people/renato-cinquini)

## Cast

- [Enrico Maria Salerno](https://cinepixo.com/people/enrico-maria-salerno)
- [Bud Spencer](https://cinepixo.com/people/bud-spencer)
- [Elena Varzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/elena-varzi)
- [Dora Calindri](https://cinepixo.com/people/dora-calindri)
- [Emilio Cigoli](https://cinepixo.com/people/emilio-cigoli)
- [Cesare Fantoni](https://cinepixo.com/people/cesare-fantoni)
- [Raf Vallone](https://cinepixo.com/people/raf-vallone)
- [Christian Marquand](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-marquand)
- [Franco Fabrizi](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-fabrizi)
- [Ettore Manni](https://cinepixo.com/people/ettore-manni)
- [Nerio Bernardi](https://cinepixo.com/people/nerio-bernardi)
- [Andrea Checchi](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrea-checchi)
- [Livio Lorenzon](https://cinepixo.com/people/livio-lorenzon)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/human-torpedoes-1954
Film facts: Wikidata (Q3960575); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.