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Overview

User Rating:
5.8/10   331 votes
Director:
Jean Negulesco
Writers:
David Divine (novel)
Ivan Moffat (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
19 April 1957 (West Germany) more
Tagline:
An adventurous love story that will live 'til the seas run dry!
Plot:
Sophia Loren stars as Phaedra, a poor sponge diver on the lovely Greek isle of Hydra. While diving,... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
User Comments:
The immortal Sophia, rising from the sea! more

Cast

 (Credited cast)

Alan Ladd ... Dr. James 'Jim' Calder
Clifton Webb ... Victor Parmalee

Sophia Loren ... Phaedra
Alex Minotis ... Milidias Nadapoulos - the government man
Jorge Mistral ... Rhif
Laurence Naismith ... Dr. Hawkins
Piero Giagnoni ... Niko
Gertrude Flynn ... Miss Dill
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Additional Details

Runtime:
111 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Greek
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System) (magnetic prints) | Mono (optical prints)
Filming Locations:
Acropolis, Athens, Greece more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Clifton Webb's character in the film is named Victor Parmalee. Webb's real name was Webb Parmalee Hollenbeck. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Mousiki vradya: Tragoudia apo ton Elliniko kinimatografo" (1976) more
Soundtrack:
Boy on a Dolphin more

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13 out of 14 people found the following comment useful:-
The immortal Sophia, rising from the sea!, 27 September 2003
Author: Greg Couture from Portland, Oregon

Ah, yes! Who can forget that image of Sophia, climbing aboard a small fishing vessel, her peasant blouse opulently revealing why she first became a movie star? 20th-Century Fox wisely featured a snippet of that scene in "Previews of Coming Attractions" for this film when it was first being distributed. The production itself benefits hugely from the gorgeous locations of its story and the Hollywood professionalism of everyone assigned to it. All that, plus Julie London lending her breathy vocalizing to the lovely title song.

One of the things I recall about it was Sophia's retort when asked how much would be sufficient compensation for the ancient treasure she'd found under the Aegean. "For me, plenty of money is enough!" How convincingly she delivered that line and how lucky we've been ever since that her stardom led to many better displays of her talents.

Where, oh! where is the DVD (CinemaScope ratio preserved, s'il vous plait!) of this sunken treasure?

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