Beneath the 12-Mile Reef

US (1953): Adventure

Mike (Gilbert Roland) and Tony (Robert Wagner) Petrakis are a Greek father and son team who dive for sponges in the Florida Keys. After they are robbed by crooks, Arnold (Peter Graves) and the Rhys brothers (Richard Boone and Rush Williams), 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 (Terry Moore). Lush Technicolor underwater photography (by Til Gabani) and a lush musical score by Bernard Herrmann highlight this 20th Century-Fox release that is directed by Robert D. Webb. (IMDb)

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