Directed by:
John SturgesScreenplay:
Walter NewmanCinematography:
Harry J. WildComposer:
Roy WebbCast:
Jane Russell, Gilbert Roland, Richard Egan, Lori Nelson, Robert Keith, Joseph Calleia, Max Wagner, Ric Roman, Eugene Iglesias, Dámaso Pérez PradoPlots(1)
Treasure hunters face the dangers of the deep in Underwater!, RKOs romantic action-adventure set in the exotic undersea world of the Caribbean. Hollywood beauty Jane Russell is Theresa, girlfriend of ship operator Johnny, who teams up with perennial rainbow chaser Dominic. They hunt for fabled treasure lost in an old Spanish galleon off the Cuban coast. Amid the threat of rapacious sharks and the hazards of underwater salvaging, the adventurers work against time. They must raise the gold from its ghostly grave before the rotting old ships hull slips off the ledge where it has rested for centuries. If that werent enough, the group must also outwit a local pirate. This thriller is photographed in Technicolor® in a beautiful setting of lush tropical ports and unfathomable undersea locations. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Jane Russell
USA
Best movies:
Underwater! (1955)
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2001) (concert)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
Gilbert Roland
Mexico
Best movies:
Miracle of Fatima (1952)
The Sacketts (1979) (TV movie)
The Sea Hawk (1940)
Richard Egan
USA
Best movies:
The Amsterdam Kill (1977)
Underwater! (1955)
Hollywood Story (1951)
Lori Nelson
USA
Best movies:
All I Desire (1953)
Bend of the River (1952)
Underwater! (1955)
Robert Keith
USA
Best movies:
Woman on the Run (1950)
The Lineup (1958)
Cimarron (1960)
Joseph Calleia
Malta
Best movies:
After the Thin Man (1936)
Touch of Evil (1958)
Gilda (1946)
Max Wagner
Mexico
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Ric Roman
USA
Best movies:
The Ten Commandments (1956)
The Desperate Hours (1955)
The Big Heat (1953)
Eugene Iglesias
Puerto Rico
Best movies:
Rio Bravo (1959)
Apache Rifles (1964)
Taza, Son of Cochise (1954)
Dámaso Pérez Prado
Cuba
Best movies:
Underwater! (1955)