The Deep

US (1977): Adventure/Horror/Mystery/Thriller

Peter Benchley who wrote Jaws also wrote The Deep. Scuba divers David Sanders and Gail Burke (Nick Nolte) and Jacqueline Bisset), assisted by Romer Treece (Robert Shaw), discover a sunken treasure off the Bermuda Coast. They also find a stash of narcotics. David and Gail spend the rest of the picture avoiding bad guys who stashed the drugs, and want the treasure as well. Peter Yates directs a cast that also features Louis Gossett Jr. and Eli Wallach. (Casablanca, EMI/Columbia) (Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide)

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· Sound 1977: Walter Goss, Dick Alexander, Tom Beckert & Robin Gregory

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