Amphibian Man (1962)

People living in a seaside town are frightened by reports about an unknown creature in the ocean. Nobody knows what it is, but it's really the son of Doctor Salvator. The doctor performed ... See full summary »

Directors:

Vladimir Chebotaryov, Gennadiy Kazanskiy

Writers:

Aleksandr Belyaev (novel), Akiba Golburt

Stars:

Vladimir Korenev, Anastasiya Vertinskaya, Mikhail Kozakov

1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Vladimir Korenev	...	Ichtyandr Salvator (as V. Korenev)
Anastasiya Vertinskaya	...	Guttiere Baltazar (as A. Vertinskaya)
Mikhail Kozakov	...	Pedro Zurita (as M. Kozakov)
Nikolai Simonov	...	doktor Salvator (as N. Simonov)
Anatoliy Smiranin	...	staryy Baltazar (as A. Smiranin)
Vladlen Davydov	...	Olsen - zhurnalist (as V. Davydov)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Albert Antonyan	...	Kristo (as A. Antonyan)
Nina Bolshakova	...	Pevitsa (as N. Bolshakova)
Anatoliy Ivanov	...	(as A. Ivanov)
Valeri Kudryashov	...	(as V. Kudryashov)
Nikolay Kuzmin	...	matros Zurity (as N. Kuzmin)
Mikhail Medvedev	...	Botsman (as M. Medvedev)
Yuriy Medvedev	...	Torgovets ryboy (as Yu. Medvedev)
Anna Nikritina	...	maty Zurity (as A. Nikritina)
Irina Orlik	...	(as A. Orlik)

Storyline

People living in a seaside town are frightened by reports about an unknown creature in the ocean. Nobody knows what it is, but it's really the son of Doctor Salvator. The doctor performed surgery on his son and now young Ichtiandr can live underwater. This gives him certain advantages, but creates a lot of problems.

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Plot Keywords:

ocean | water | underwater scene | sea | sea pearl | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

First USSR film with underwater scene

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Quotes

Gutiere Baltazar: [laughing] This must be love at first sight!
Ichtyandr Salvator: [simply] Is there any other kind of love?

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Connections

Referenced in Na vode: Milej kluk (2016)

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Soundtracks

Ei, moryak
Performed by Nonna Sukhanova
Music by Andrei Petrov
Lyric by Solomon Fogelson

User Reviews

I Finally found it!

If this is the film I think it is, they showed it, alot, on a horror/movie program in New York in the 60's called "Thriller". I have been trying to find this for years! I tell all my friends about this film and I remember it as "The Amphibian Man". I also remember it was sad, very sad, that is why it stuck with me for years. Silly thing was, I thought it was an Italian film so that is where I've been trying to find it! I am a big horror film fan because at 4 years old, my older brothers watched these Saturday night New York Shows on Channel 5 (Creature Double Feature) and 11 (Thriller). This was during a time when there was not that many remotes so what they looked at, as the little sister, I had to look at too. Which is why I remember this film and haven't seen it since I was seven years old. (By that time we got cable, my brothers were older and I got the tv!) And let me add one more thing, many IMDb poster have written about films ripe for "remakes" for Hollywood Directors and Producers other than the ones they are doing. If I was one of those folks, I'd put this on my list to consider. This is a Speilberg-esque family sci-fi film just waiting to be remade. Then again, I like it just fine the way it is.

Details

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian

Release Date:

3 January 1962 (Soviet Union)

Also Known As:

The Amphibian Man

Filming Locations:

Laspi Cove, Crimea, Ukraine

Company Credits

Production Co:

Goskino, Lenfilm Studio

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1