Men on the Sea Floor

Men on the Sea Floor
Directed by Francesco De Robertis
Written by Francesco De Robertis
Music by Edgardo Carducci
Cinematography Giuseppe Caracciolo
Edited by Francesco De Robertis
Production
company
Distributed by Scalera Film
Screen Guild Productions (US)[1]
Release date
 13 February 1941
December 1948 (US)[2]
Running time
 99 minutes
Country Italy
Language Italian

Men on the Sea Floor (Italian:Uomini sul fondo) is a 1941 Italian drama film directed by Francesco De Robertis.[3] De Robertis specialised in semi-documentary films, in this case portraying the crew of an Italian submarine trapped after an accident. De Robertis's technique of using non-actors in roles has been credited as an influence on the development of Italian neorealism.

It was known as SOS Submarine.

Partial cast

Release

The film was released in the US in 1948 with dubbed English.[4]

Notable Curiosity

The 1981 German submarine film Das Boot set in World War II also shares a suspenseful part with Men on the Sea Floor in which the German crew tries to free their disabled U-boat from the sea floor.

References

  1. ↑ Of local origin. (1948, Dec 08). New York Times (1923-Current File) Retrieved from https://search-proquest-com.ezproxy.sl.nsw.gov.au/docview/108361222?accountid=13902
  2. ↑ Of local origin. (1948, Dec 06). New York Times (1923-Current File) Retrieved from https://search-proquest-com.ezproxy.sl.nsw.gov.au/docview/108231356?accountid=13902
  3. ↑ Moliterno p.25
  4. ↑ Scheuer, P. K. (1948, Oct 11). MONTGOMERY TURNS ON CHARM AS MATT SAXON. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) Retrieved from https://search-proquest-com.ezproxy.sl.nsw.gov.au/docview/165872037?accountid=13902

Bibliography

  • Moliterno, Gino. The A to Z of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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