Men on the Sea Floor

1941 Italian film

Men on the Sea Floor

Directed by| Francesco De Robertis
Written by| Francesco De Robertis
Cinematography| Giuseppe Caracciolo
Edited by| Francesco De Robertis
Music by| Edgardo Carducci

Production
company

Scalera Film

Distributed by| Scalera Film
Screen Guild Productions (US)[1]

Release date

* 13 February 1941 (1941-02-13) (Italy)

Running time

| 99 minutes
Country| Italy
Language| Italian

Men on the Sea Floor (Italian:Uomini sul fondo) is a 1941 Italian drama film directed by Francesco De Robertis.[2] 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

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* Felga Lauri
* Diego Pozzetto
* Marichetta Stoppa

## Release

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The film was released in the US in 1948 with dubbed English.[3]

## Notable Curiosity

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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

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1. ^ "Of local origin". New York Times. Dec 8, 1948. ProQuest 108361222.
2. ^ Moliterno p.25
3. ^ Scheuer, P. K. (Oct 11, 1948). "MONTGOMERY TURNS ON CHARM AS MATT SAXON". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 165872037.

## Bibliography

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* Moliterno, Gino. The A to Z of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

## External links

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* Men on the Sea Floor at IMDb

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