In Bermuda, two amateur treasure-hunting divers have a run-in with local criminals when they inadvertently discover the secret cargo of a World War II shipwreck.In Bermuda, two amateur treasure-hunting divers have a run-in with local criminals when they inadvertently discover the secret cargo of a World War II shipwreck.In Bermuda, two amateur treasure-hunting divers have a run-in with local criminals when they inadvertently discover the secret cargo of a World War II shipwreck.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 4 nominations total
Louis Gossett Jr.
- Henri Cloche
- (as Louis Gossett)
Peter Benchley
- Mate
- (uncredited)
Mark Heenehan
- Bus Driver
- (uncredited)
Cameron Mitchell
- 'Goliath' Captain
- (uncredited)
Colin Shaw
- Young Romer Treece
- (uncredited)
Peter Wallach
- Young Adam Coffin
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn the beginning of the movie, whilst Gail (Jacqueline Bisset) is diving, she reaches under a part of the shipwreck and gets her arm yanked by the giant green moray eel, which causes her to scream in pain. In real life, her stunt double, Jackie Kilbride, dislocated her shoulder doing this scene. A diver was told to pull the stick attached to her wrist from inside the wreck. When the stick appeared, he pulled with all of his might (as instructed). The scene was done in one take, with multiple cameras, as there was no chance (or need) for repeating it.
- GoofsRight after Gail had the voodoo encounter in her hotel room, we see Sanders (Nick Nolte) sitting and talking with Treece. He is toying with a cigar in his fingers. The cigar is wrapped in its protective plastic/cellophane wrapper. The view goes to a closeup of Sanders running the cigar under his nose to smell it, and we see the cigar is clearly bare - no longer wrapped in its plastic wrapper. Then the camera angle goes back to the long shot, and Sanders is once again toying with the cigar, only now it's in the cellophane wrapper.
- Quotes
David Sanders: I'm goin' down there, and you're gonna have to blow me up too!
Romer Treece: As you please, boy.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits prologue: Bermuda
- Alternate versionsMore scenes from the television version NBC broadcast include: A scene in which just Treece and David go diving, whilst Gail and Coffin speak of Treece's past, including his wife who was murdered by a drug dealer. When David and Gail first go to Treece's lighthouse, they are stopped and held at gun point by a territorial Kevin. Whilst David is turning the rented scuba equipment in, Gail goes and we see her rinse off the salt water from the sea. A scene where Cloche attacks Treece's lighthouse in the middle of the night, threatening to kill David and Gail.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Making of 'the Deep' (1977)
Featured review
Mystery, intrigue and danger await Nick Nolte and Jacqueline
Nick Nolte and Jacqueline Bisset star in this solid "B" movie, meant to entertain not challenge the average movie goer. Allow your mind to suspend reality for a couple of hours, and enjoy "The Deep" for what it is. Fans of Robert Shaw, Louis Gossett, Jr. and Eli Wallach will be pleased to see them on screen, but less than satisfied with their weak parts.
When first released, the scenery above and below the water in "The Deep" proved to be amazing. Jacqueline Bisset appeared draped in a wet t-shirt, causing audience members everywhere to either gasp, gulp or sigh. Accompanied by multiple tropical fish, Ms. Bisset's underwater scenes are just as satisfying.
My recollections of seeing "The Deep" for the first time in the theater, include sitting in the front row with head bent backwards, watching oversize tropical fish swimming back and forth across the screen. I get a hint of a stiff neck every time I review the movie in my head!
I do recommend you rent or buy "The Deep." Pop up some popcorn, put your feet up and just let yourself be immersed in this entertaining and gorgeous at times, movie. -- M. Nels Pearson
When first released, the scenery above and below the water in "The Deep" proved to be amazing. Jacqueline Bisset appeared draped in a wet t-shirt, causing audience members everywhere to either gasp, gulp or sigh. Accompanied by multiple tropical fish, Ms. Bisset's underwater scenes are just as satisfying.
My recollections of seeing "The Deep" for the first time in the theater, include sitting in the front row with head bent backwards, watching oversize tropical fish swimming back and forth across the screen. I get a hint of a stiff neck every time I review the movie in my head!
I do recommend you rent or buy "The Deep." Pop up some popcorn, put your feet up and just let yourself be immersed in this entertaining and gorgeous at times, movie. -- M. Nels Pearson
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- mnelspearson
- Jan 13, 2001
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $9,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $47,346,365
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,835,540
- Jun 19, 1977
- Gross worldwide
- $47,346,365
- Runtime2 hours 3 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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