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

Massive box-office hit in USSR, it was seen by 65.5 million theater-goers.

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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 The Shape of Water (2017)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

A very odd but charming movie.

'Amphibian Man' is one of the oddest movies I've ever seen. From the title, and the initial premise - poor fishman and their families are frightened by an unknown monster they nickname "the sea devil" - you might think you're in for a 'Creature From The Black Lagoon' style monster movie, but this movie is a completely different thing. What kind of "thing" it is exactly is difficult to summarize, because I can't honestly think of any other movie I've seen which is quite like it. Technically SF, but more of a fantasy romance in execution. It is a very unusual but charming movie. The "monster" turns out to be the son of a local benevolent scientist who has had shark gills transplanted into his body and has a secret underwater life. He falls in love with the beautiful daughter of a local fisherman who has been betrothed to an ambitious cad she doesn't love. It is a marriage borne of economic necessity. Pretty soon Amphibian Man and Ambitious Cad clash and our hero finds himself persecuted, and eventually kidnapped. I really enjoyed this film, it has quite a unique, eccentric feel to it and has some genuinely touching moments, and even a song or two. The production values are quite impressive for the era, the premise is interestingly handled, and the acting is generally above average. I was fortunate enough to watch the Russian print with English subtitles. I believe there are some badly dubbed versions of this movie around so try and avoid those if you can and see the original to fully appreciate this little gem.

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