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The Deep

1977 · 123 min

A slow-building underwater adventure that mixes treasure-hunting suspense with menacing sea creatures and ruthless criminals, keeping you tense and immersed.

Tagline
Is anything worth the terror of the Deep?
Overview
A pair of young vacationers are involved in a dangerous conflict with treasure hunters when they discover a way into a deadly wreck in Bermuda waters.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • obsession
  • survival
  • betrayal
  • crime
Places
  • sea
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror4
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
mystery, thriller, adventure
Directed by
Peter Yates
Written by
Peter Benchley, Tracy Keenan Wynn
Starring
Robert Shaw, Jacqueline Bisset, Nick Nolte, Louis Gossett Jr., Eli Wallach, Robert Tessier, Dick Anthony Williams, Bob Minor
Music
John Barry
Cinematography
Christopher Challis
Runtime
123 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
French, English

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