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Men on the Sea Floor
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Wikipedia article
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| name = Men on the Sea Floor
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| director = Francesco De Robertis
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| writer = Francesco De Robertis
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| starring =
| music = Edgardo Carducci
| cinematography =Giuseppe Caracciolo
| editing = Francesco De Robertis
| studio = Scalera Film
| distributor =Scalera Film
Screen Guild Productions (US)
| released = 13 February 1941
December 1948 (US)
| runtime = 99 minutes
| country = Italy
| language = Italian
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'Men on the Sea Floor' (Italian:'Uomini sul fondo') is a 1941 Italian drama film directed by Francesco De Robertis.Moliterno p.25 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
* Felga Lauri
* Diego Pozzetto
* Marichetta Stoppa
Release
The film was released in the US in 1948 with dubbed English.
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
Bibliography
* Moliterno, Gino. 'The A to Z of Italian Cinema'. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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