''Men on the Sea Floor'' () is a 1941 Italian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Francesco De Robertis Francesco De Robertis (16 October 1902 – 3 February 1959) was an Italian screenwriter, film editor and director. His semi-documentary film-making style of the early 1940s has been credited as an influence on the development of Italian neorealis ...

. De Robertis specialised in semi-documentary films, in this case portraying the crew of an Italian

submarine A submarine (often shortened to sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater. (It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability.) The term "submarine" is also sometimes used historically or infor ...

trapped after an accident. De Robertis's technique of using non-actors in roles has been credited as an influence on the development of

Italian neorealism Italian neorealism (), also known as the Golden Age of Italian Cinema, was a national film movement characterized by stories set amongst the poor and the working class. They are filmed on location, frequently with non-professional actors. They p ...

. It was known as ''SOS Submarine''.

Partial cast

* Felga Lauri *

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* Marichetta Stoppa

Release

The film was released in the US in 1948 with dubbed English.

References

Bibliography

* Moliterno, Gino. ''The A to Z of Italian Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1941 films 1941 drama films Italian drama films 1940s Italian-language films Films directed by Francesco De Robertis Films set in the Mediterranean Sea World War II submarine films Italian black-and-white films 1940s Italian films {{1940s-Italy-film-stub