Bezzerides was inspired by romeo and juliet by william shakespeare. Webbs beneath the 12mile reef, a mediocre adventure tale that makes the most of its beautiful and atmospheric florida location photography and its appealing cast. Beneath the 12mile reef trailer turner classic movies. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. You see it without special glasses mike and tony petrakis are a greek father and son team who dive for sponges off the coast of florida. With robert wagner, terry moore, gilbert roland, j. If only all old films could get this sort of respectful presentation. Beneath the 12mile reef is an american film directed by robert d. Beneath the 12mile reef doesnt carry any major surprises boy avoids giant octopus, boy fights off villain, boy gets girl but its story framework is solid enough. On one side is mike petrakis gilbert roland and on the other is thomas. The twilight time bluray of beneath the 12mile reef is a dazzler. Im looking for the best public domain version of beneath the 12 mile reef. Be advised, this release of beneath the 12 mile reef is a barebones, fox cinema archives dvdr, much like the stuff from universal vaults and wb archives.
Beneath the 12 mile reef is a romeoandjuliet tale about the petrakis father and son team who dive for sponges off the coast of key west. One of the earliest cinemascope pictures, beneath the 12mile reef 1953 takes us deep into the crystalclear, perilous waters off the florida coast, where two rival spongediving families produce a boy robert wagner and a girl terry moore who of course fall for each other, hard. Early cinemascope pictures tend to stand back from the action because of a shallow. Its photography is still quite impressive, even on the small screen, though i fear some of the power of its underwater sequences may have been lost to the ages. Webb seemingly forgot to include enough subject material to fill up the width of the.
When their normal catch no longer produces enough sponges, the petrakis family encounters dangerous competition with the rhys family that leads to violence in order to main their established fishing grounds along the 1mile reef. Beneath the 12mile reef is a 1953 american technicolor adventure film directed by robert d. Sadly, in the case of 20th century foxs 1953 technicolor adventure film beneath the 12mile reef. Media in category beneath the 12mile reef the following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total. Gerard schurmann herrmanns friend, britishdutch composer gerard schurmann has died aged 96 on 24th march 2020. Beneath the 12mile reef was the third film made in cinemascope. Gilbert roland and terry moore are two of the stars shown in this home movie of the filming of beneath the twelve mile reef at tarpon springs. Tarpon springs, florida, usa 10 of 10 found this interesting interesting. Original soundtrack recording of beneath the 12mile reef.
Richard boone, gilbert roland, terry moore, robert wagner. Beneath the 12mile reef 1953 plot summary 3 fierce competition among sponge fishermen forces a greekamerican family to fish in the dangerous 12mile reef area off the western coast of florida. Filming locations 3 production dates 1 filming locations. The film featured an exotic tropical locale, incredible ocean scenery and a deepsea battle with a giant octopus. Wagner and moore replay romeo and juliet in tarpon springs, florida, with rival sponge fishermen standing in for the montagues. Nassau, 1953 get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Cinemascope gives another demonstration of its photographic versatility, this time going underwater to add sock pictorial values to beneath the 12mile reef. Filmed in beautiful tarpon springs, florida, this trinket of lurid passion concerns the ethnic and financial tensions between the local. My main criteria is picture, rather than audio quality. Beneath the 12mile reef 1953 full movie download full hd. Distinguished as hollywoods first underwater movie filmed in cinemascope, beneath the 12mile reef received an academy award nomination for best color cinematography.
Beneath the 12mile reef the bernard herrmann society. The studio showed great care rolling out these first releases, eager to gain mass public acceptance and industrywide support. But there is still a lot to enjoy about this film, both visually and dramatically. Get 50% off hundreds of family movies when you preorder on fandangonow today. Beneath the 12mile reef 1953 cast and crew just off the coast of florida, two fishing operations have become spiteful business rivals.
Sometime around 2010 the title went from a panscan eyesore to the brilliant and colorful encoding on this disc. Bernard herrmanns alvis for sale fancy owning a bit of film music history. Beneath the 12 mile reef 1953 robert wagner youtube. He plays a greek sponge fisherman, produced by cinemascopetechnicolor adventure. On one side is mike petrakis gilbert roland and on the. Beneath the 12mile reef was the third cinemascope feature, following the robe and how to marry a millionaire. Beneath the 12mile reef 1953, directed by robert d. Without the religious epic feel of the robe or the glittery female. Florida memory filming beneath the twelve mile reef. Film score monthly, 8503 washington boulevard, culver city, california, ca 90232. After they are robbed by crooks, arnold and the rhys brothers, mike decides to take his men to the dangerous 12mile reef to dive for more sponges. Beneath the 12mile reef dvdr 1953 twentieth century. Beneath the 12mile reef original trailer love brings together two families of rival sponge fishers in the underwater adventure beneath the 12mile reef 1953.
It is amusing that when tony decides hes man enough to don the diving suit, hes shown doing something presumably adult and mature. The advent of cinemascope in the 1950s brought with it many changes to hollywood. Bernard herrmann beneath the 12mile reef ost score conducted by bernard herrmann. The biblical epic the robe 1953 kicked off the widescreen. Beneath the 12mile reef 1953 cast and crew moviefone. Fierce competition among sponge fishermen forces a greekamerican family to fish in the dangerous 12mile reef area off the western coast of florida. Watch beneath the 12mile reef full movie in hd visit mike and tony petrakis are a greek father and son team who dive. Ideally one that is letterboxed as close to the original 2. Beneath the 12mile reef is a 1953 american adventure film directed by robert d. View the tcmdb entry for beneath the 12mile reef 1953 share video. Mike and tony petrakis are a greek father and son team who dive for sponges off the coast of florida. But the big draw where was cinemascope, stereo sound, and. Beneath the 12mile reef 1953 just off the coast of florida, two fishing operations have become spiteful business rivals. Beneath the 12mile reef 1953, a spongefishing yarn starring robert wagner, terry moore, and gilbert roland, was the third movie to be released in cinemascope, 20th centuryfoxs new widescreen, stereophonic sound process.
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