The Sharkfighters [SEP] distributor
on location in Cuba with an opening narration by Charles Collingwood and released in November 1956 by United Artists. It was the first major Hollywood movie shot entirely in Cuba. Shooting mostly look place on the Isle of Pines, south of the main island.
Death during production.
Special effects artist Russell Shearman died from a shark attack while filming underwater scenes for "The Sharkfighters" in the Caribbean Sea off Cuba.
Film score.
The music for "The Sharkfighters" was composed by Jerome Moross in what was
Extreme”.
References.
- Company website accessed 23 Sep 2006
- North American Distributor website accessed 23 Sep 2006