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Beneath the 12-Mile Reef

1953 · 102 min

A sun-drenched, old-fashioned adventure with underwater danger, family feuds, and a star-crossed romance.

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Overview
Mike and Tony Petrakis are a Greek father and son team who dive for sponges off the coast of Florida. After they are robbed by crooks, Arnold and the Rhys brothers, Mike decides to take his men to the dangerous 12-mile reef to dive for more sponges. Mike suffers a fatal accident when he falls from the reef leaving Tony to carry on the business. But now he has a companion, Gwyneth Rhys.

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • love
  • survival
  • betrayal
  • justice
Places
  • sea
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
adventure, drama
Directed by
Robert D. Webb
Written by
A.I. Bezzerides
Starring
Robert Wagner, Terry Moore, Gilbert Roland, J. Carrol Naish, Richard Boone, Angela Clarke, Peter Graves, Jay Novello
Music
Bernard Herrmann
Cinematography
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Runtime
102 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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