''The Atlantis Interceptors'' (; also released as ''Raiders of Atlantis'') is a 1983 Italian

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directed by

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and starring

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, Gioia Scola, Tony King,

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and George Hilton.

Synopsis

Two Vietnam veterans and a team of scientists trying to raise a sunken Russian submarine face a battle for survival against

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Cast

as Mike Ross * Gioia Scola as Dr. Cathy Rollins * Tony King as Mohammed / Washington * Stefano Mingardo as Klaus Nemnez *

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as Bill Cook * Giancarlo Prati as Frank *

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as Crystal Skull * George Hilton as Professor Peter Saunders *

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as George *

as James *

Adriana Giuffrè Adriana Giuffrè (9 March 1939 – 14 August 2023) was an Italian actress. She appeared in more than fifty films since 1961. Giuffrè died in Tarquinia Tarquinia (), formerly Corneto, is an old city in the province of Viterbo, Lazio, Cen ...

* Maurizio Fardo as Larry Stoddard * Lewis E. Ciannelli as Oil Rig Commander

Release

''The Atlantis Interceptors'' was released in 1983.

Reception

In a retrospective review, Donald Guarisco wrote for

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that the film was a "good illustration of just how fun an exploitation quickie can be", not a plot that was described as "throwaway stuff", but that it "offers plentiful b-movie fun in practice because it puts an accent on action, and throws an endless array of endearingly goofy b-movie plot hooks at the viewer." Discussing the effects, Guarisco found them "cheap looking, particularly the miniature effects. . . but that's really part of the fun for the b-movie fans this is aimed at." and concluded that the film was a "b-movie with specialized appeal but Eurocult fans will likely find it to be a blast of kitschy fun."

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Atlantis Interceptors, The 1983 science fiction films 1983 films 1980s Italian-language films English-language Italian films Films directed by Ruggero Deodato Italian science fiction films Films scored by Guido & Maurizio De Angelis 1980s Italian films