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Beneath the 12-Mile Reef

Play trailer Poster for Beneath the 12-Mile Reef Released Dec 2, 1953 1h 42m Adventure Drama Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
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Just off the coast of Florida, two fishing operations have become spiteful business rivals. On one side is Mike Petrakis (Gilbert Roland) and on the other is Thomas Rhys (Richard Boone). Mounting tension over territory in the Gulf Coast soon leads to violence. However, when dashing young Tony Petrakis (Robert Wagner) meets the lovely Gwyneth Rhys (Terry Moore), the young lovers quickly forget their fathers' bloody feud and begin a dangerous romance on the high seas.
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Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Along with The Robe and How to Marry a Millionaire, one of the first three CinemaScope films that were all released toward the end of '53. Rated: 2.5/4 Sep 22, 2021 Full Review Mattie Lucas From the Front Row The film certainly looks great, the Technicolor and CinemaScope mix really pops, but it's all in service of a paper-thin plot, blandly executed by Robert Wagner and Terry Moore's dull leads. Rated: 1.5/4 Jun 4, 2019 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews You can bet all the sponges in the ocean that this is no work of Shakespeare. Rated: B- Sep 11, 2009 Full Review Susan Granger www.susangranger.com Rated: 3/5 Apr 20, 2006 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 1/5 Jun 11, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jeff S Flat. There were interesting elements, but none of them were presented in an interesting fashion. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/24 Full Review tom I saw this movie the first time on a black and white TV in 1961 when I was 11 years old and I remember loving it. I just saw it again on a wide screen TV in colour. What a difference! The cinematography and the score are beautiful. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Excellent movie reminiscent of Romeo and Juliet, realistic characters, racist element still relevant Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member Beautiful underwater photography but hokey beyond belief! Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member A totally uncaptivating soap opera where the underwater scenes, although completely uneventful, overshadow the dull action on shore. It is, admittedly, a generally well-made production; the direction is okay, the performances are quite good (especially from Robert Wagner), but A.I. Besserides' uninvolving screenplay distracts from focusing on any positives. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member A pretty boring Romeo and Juliet story in the very odd setting of feuding sponge diving families. This was only the third film shot in Cinemascope and it's pretty clear that the only reason for the making of this film was to show off the gorgeous scenery. It really took a talented director like Nicolas Ray to utilize widescreen for artistic rather than simply travelogue purposes. For me, the real star of this film is the Bernard Hermann score. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Robert D. Webb

Director

Robert Wagner

Tony Petrakis

Terry Moore

Gwyneth Rhys

Gilbert Roland

Mike Petrakis

J. Carrol Naish

Socrates "Soc" Houlis

Richard Boone

Thomas Rhys

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Synopsis Just off the coast of Florida, two fishing operations have become spiteful business rivals. On one side is Mike Petrakis (Gilbert Roland) and on the other is Thomas Rhys (Richard Boone). Mounting tension over territory in the Gulf Coast soon leads to violence. However, when dashing young Tony Petrakis (Robert Wagner) meets the lovely Gwyneth Rhys (Terry Moore), the young lovers quickly forget their fathers' bloody feud and begin a dangerous romance on the high seas.
Director
Robert D. Webb
Producer
Robert Bassler
Screenwriter
A. I. Bezzerides
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Twentieth Century Fox
Genre
Adventure, Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 2, 1953, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 26, 2011
Runtime
1h 42m
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