Africa Under The Sea (1953)
Africa Under The Sea (1953), directed by Giovanni Roccardi, starring Sophia Loren and Steve Barclay.
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Synopsis
The troublesome daughter of an American millionaire accompanies him aboard his yacht on a deep sea diving expedition in the Red Sea and falls in love with the captain.
- Angelo JannarelliCinematography
- Giovanni RoccardiDirector, Writer
- Alessandro De StefaniWriter
- Ferdinando ContestabileWriter
About the film
Woman of the Red Sea or Africa Under the Seas (Italian: Africa sotto i mari) is a 1953 Italian comedy film directed by Giovanni Roccardi and starring Sophia Loren, Steve Barclay and Umberto Melnati.
For the release of the film Loren, who had up to this point acted as Sofia Lazzaro, adopted her new screen name by which she became famous. This was partly in imitation of the then better-known Swedish actress Märta Torén. Loren learned to swim for the role, and spent much of her screen time in a bathing suit. This led one critic to worry that she was being turned into an Italian Esther Williams.
The film's sets were designed by Ottavio Scotti.
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Woman of the Red Sea or Africa Under the Seas (Italian: Africa sotto i mari) is a 1953 Italian comedy film directed by Giovanni Roccardi and starring Sophia Loren, Steve Barclay and Umberto Melnati.
For the release of the film Loren, who had up to this point acted as Sofia Lazzaro, adopted her new screen name by which she became famous. This was partly in imitation of the then better-known Swedish actress Märta Torén. Loren learned to swim for the role, and spent much of her screen time in a bathing suit. This led one critic to worry that she was being turned into an Italian Esther Williams.
The film's sets were designed by Ottavio Scotti.
Synopsis
The troublesome daughter of an American millionaire accompanies him aboard his yacht on a deep sea diving expedition in the Red Sea and falls in love with the captain.
Cast
Sophia Loren as Barbara Lama
Steve Barclay as Paolo
Umberto Melnati as Sebastiano Lama
Alessandro Fersen as Prof. Krauss
Antonio Cifariello as Pierluigi
Antonio Bardi as Franco
Masino Manunza as Masino
Osman Omar as Ali
Ibrahim Ahmed as Hussein
Ahmed Ben Yusuf as Kassin
References
Bibliography
Marinella Carotenuto. Sophia Loren. The quintessence of being an italian woman.. Mediane, 2009.
Lucy Fischer & Marcia Landy. Stars: The Film Reader. Psychology Press, 2004.
Kerry Segrave & Linda Martin. The continental actress: European film stars of the postwar era--biographies, criticism, filmographies, bibliographies. McFarland, 1990.
External links
Woman of the Red Sea at IMDb
Text from Woman of the Red Sea on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman_of_the_Red_Sea
Trivia
- It premiered on March 20, 1953, a Friday.
- It runs 1h30 — a typical feature length.
- Its original title is "Africa sotto i mari".
- This film's quiz has 11 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.
Production
- StudiosTitanus, Phoenix
- CountriesItaly
- LanguagesItalian
- StatusReleased
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Cast
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Sophia Loren
Barbara Lama -
Steve Barclay
Paolo -
Umberto Melnati
Sebastiano Lama -
Alessandro Fersen
Prof. Krauss -
Antonio Cifariello
Pierluigi - Masino Manunza Masino
- Ahmed Ben Yusuf Kassin
- Gualtiero De Angelis Narratore (uncredited)
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Crew
- Angelo Jannarelli Cinematography
- Giovanni Roccardi Director
- Alessandro De Stefani Writer
- Ferdinando Contestabile Writer
- Giovanni Roccardi Writer
- Giuliano Tomei Writer
Questions about this film
What is Africa Under The Sea about?
Africa Under The Sea: The troublesome daughter of an American millionaire accompanies him aboard his yacht on a deep sea diving expedition in the Red Sea and falls in love with the captain.
Who directed Africa Under The Sea?
Africa Under The Sea was directed by Giovanni Roccardi in 1953.
Who stars in Africa Under The Sea?
The cast of Africa Under The Sea includes Sophia Loren, Steve Barclay, Umberto Melnati, Alessandro Fersen and Antonio Cifariello.
How long is Africa Under The Sea?
Africa Under The Sea runs for 90 minutes, or 1h30.
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