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City Beneath the Sea

Name: City Beneath the Sea
Genre: Adventure, Action, Drama
Released: 1953-04-21
Cast: Robert Ryan, Mala Powers, Anthony Quinn, Suzan Ball, George Mathews

1953 | 87 min | Adventure, Action, Drama

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for anyone after some adrenaline and adventure lovers. A good one for when you want to be swept off somewhere else. A good follow-up to True Grit.
The mood: Exciting.
The pace: Quiet, then quietly devastating, at 1 hr 27 min. Done before bedtime.
What might put you off: Made in 1953: an older pace and style.
Not for anyone who finds explosions tiring.

Divers Brad and Tony arrive in Jamaica to attempt salvage of the Lady Luck, sunk with all hands and a million in gold. They charter the American Beauty, skippered by attractive Terry, but cannot find the ship. But there's more to the Lady Luck than meets the eye, and undersea skullduggery forms a counterpoint to Brad's romance with Terry, and Tony's with cabaret singer Venita.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Box office & staying powerBelow par
$1 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 7K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Budd Boetticher

Robert RyanBrad Carlton
Mala PowersTerry McBride
Anthony QuinnTony Bartlett
Suzan BallVenita
George MathewsCaptain Meade
Karl StepanekDwight Trevor
Hilo HattieMama Mary
Lalo RiosCalypso
Woody StrodeDjion
John WarburtonCaptain Clive