''The Bermuda Triangle'' ( es, El Triángulo diabólico de las Bermudas, it, Il triangolo delle Bermude, also known as ''The Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle'' and ''Devil's Triangle of Bermuda'') is a 1978 Mexican-Italian

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written and directed by René Cardona Jr.

Plot

The boat ''Black Whale III'' sails into the

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with the Marvin family aboard, intending to search for the remains of

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. Along the way, they discover a doll floating in the water, which Diana Marvin—the family's youngest daughter—takes as her own. Diana appears to become

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by the doll, and starts saying that everyone will die, and telling people the order they will die in. She also locks the ship's cook in the freezer, who almost dies before he is freed. One night, the boat follows a

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signaling an SOS even though nothing appears on the

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. They abandon the search after the signal identifies itself as a ship that was lost years ago. The ''Black Whale III'' reaches its destination, and the crew begins a

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exploration of some underwater ruins. A

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disturbs the ruins and crushes the legs of Michelle Marvin, the family's eldest daughter. The ship attempts to head for the nearby island of

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for help, but they become stuck in a storm, hit some rocks, and have their engines and helm damaged. The ship's cook dies in an apparent accident during the storm, and Diana's parents are swept overboard looking for her. The next day, the engineer dies trying to repair the helm when Diana turns on the engines while he is inspecting the propellers. With the ship stranded and Michelle in desperate need of medical attention, the ship's mate and Michelle's brother depart the ship with her in a motorboat to try to reach Bimini. Michelle perishes on the voyage, and the boat becomes lost and never reaches its destination. Diana's aunt and uncle perish next, apparently killed by the doll. Back on ''Black Whale III'', the captain attempts to signal for help. They hear distress calls from other ships, including their own being repeated. Finally, they are able to contact Bimini and relate their situation. At Bimini, the radar operator says that their story is implausible, for the ''Black Whale III'' disappeared about twelve years ago with a family named Marvin aboard. The ship disappears, and the doll is left floating in the water.

Cast

* John Huston as Edward *

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as Michelle *

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as Kim *

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as Mark Briggs * Carlos East as Peter *

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as Sybill * Al Coster as Dave *

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as Alan * Gretha as Diana *

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as Gordon

Production

Parts of the film were shot in

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References

External links

* * ''The Bermuda Triangle'' on the Internet Archive 1978 films 1978 horror films 1970s science fiction horror films Mexican science fiction horror films Italian science fiction horror films English-language Mexican films English-language Italian films Films set in the Bermuda Triangle Films shot in Utah Films scored by Stelvio Cipriani Films based on non-fiction books 1970s English-language films 1970s Mexican films 1970s Italian films {{1970s-Mexico-film-stub