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Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953)

Directed by Robert D. Webb · 102 min · Adventure, Drama

4.0 TOPICAL score · #6,292 of 6,776 films

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Mike and Tony Petrakis are a Greek father and son team who dive for sponges off the coast of Florida. After they are robbed by crooks, Arnold and the Rhys brothers, Mike decides to take his men to the dangerous 12-mile reef to dive for more sponges. Mike suffers a fatal accident when he falls from the reef leaving Tony to carry on the business. But now he has a companion, Gwyneth Rhys.

Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953, directed by Robert D. Webb) has a TOPICAL score of 4.0 - ranked 6,292 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and audience, and lowest on cast. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Critics: 60% on Rotten Tomatoes · 4.8/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6/10 (35 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 10 languages.

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Critics21
Audience23
Awards50
Historical impact9
Lasting engagement17
Cast1
Legacy & cult status-

Starring: Robert Wagner (actor #1,673), Terry Moore (actor #1,766), Gilbert Roland (actor #1,822), J. Carrol Naish (actor #1,395)

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