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6.0/10 • 237

1977-06-172h 3m

MysteryThrillerAdventure

Is anything worth the terror of the Deep?

A pair of young vacationers are involved in a dangerous conflict with treasure hunters when they discover a way into a deadly wreck in Bermuda waters.

Directors
Peter Yates
Editors
David Berlatsky

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Robert Shaw

    Robert Shaw

    Romer Treece

  2. Jacqueline Bisset

    Jacqueline Bisset

    Gail Berke

  3. Nick Nolte

    Nick Nolte

    David Sanders

  4. Louis Gossett Jr.

    Louis Gossett Jr.

    Henri Cloche

  5. Eli Wallach

    Eli Wallach

    Adam Coffin

  6. Robert Tessier

    Robert Tessier

    Kevin

  7. Dick Anthony Williams

    Dick Anthony Williams

    Slake

  8. Bob Minor

    Bob Minor

    Wiley

  9. Earl Maynard

    Earl Maynard

    Ronald

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John Chard

Apr 29, 2019

5/10

Stylish but sadly lacking any substance. No doubting that The Deep was a film hoping to cash in on the monster success of Jaws two summers previously. Written by Jaws author Peter Benchley, The Deep on the page is never fully realised here on the screen, and sadly the film never lifts itself out of standard adventure territory. From the onset it looked to be heading in the right direction, a great first hour of genuine intrigue and tension keeps the viewer interested, where we have ship wrecks, treasure, voodoo, a gorgeous locale, a gruff Robert Shaw and Jacqueline Bisset's wet t-shirt! but the film drifts onto formulaic sand and peters out like a damp squib (or should that be squid?). Lovely to look at (the underwater sequences are gorgeous), and the acting is fine enough from all of the leads, yet a meandering drug plot only has one wishing that a big shark would come and swallow the whole bloody picture and regurgitate it with a bit more oomph and passion. 5/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$9,000,000.00
Revenue
$100,000,000.00
Keywords
treasurebased on novel or bookdivingoceanshipwreckbermudascuba divingunderwaterdrugssharkcaribbean sea