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Amphibian Man

Original title: Chelovek-amfibiya
  • 1962
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
2.7K
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Amphibian Man (1962)
AdventureDramaRomance

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 su... Read allPeople 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 advan... Read allPeople 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.

  • Directors
    • Vladimir Chebotaryov
    • Gennadiy Kazanskiy
  • Writers
    • Aleksandr Belyaev
    • Akiba Golburt
    • Aleksei Kapler
  • Stars
    • Vladimir Korenev
    • Anastasiya Vertinskaya
    • Mikhail Kozakov
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    2.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Vladimir Chebotaryov
      • Gennadiy Kazanskiy
    • Writers
      • Aleksandr Belyaev
      • Akiba Golburt
      • Aleksei Kapler
    • Stars
      • Vladimir Korenev
      • Anastasiya Vertinskaya
      • Mikhail Kozakov
    • 29User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Vladimir Korenev
    Vladimir Korenev
    • Ichtyandr Salvator
    • (as V. Korenev)
    Anastasiya Vertinskaya
    Anastasiya Vertinskaya
    • Guttiere Baltazar
    • (as A. Vertinskaya)
    Mikhail Kozakov
    Mikhail Kozakov
    • Pedro Zurita
    • (as M. Kozakov)
    Nikolai Simonov
    Nikolai Simonov
    • doktor Salvator
    • (as N. Simonov)
    Anatoliy Smiranin
    • staryy Baltazar
    • (as A. Smiranin)
    Vladlen Davydov
    Vladlen Davydov
    • Olsen - zhurnalist
    • (as V. Davydov)
    Albert Antonyan
    • Kristo
    • (as A. Antonyan)
    Nina Bolshakova
    • Pevitsa
    • (as N. Bolshakova)
    Anatoliy Ivanov
    Anatoliy Ivanov
      Valeri Kudryashov
        Nikolay Kuzmin
        Nikolay Kuzmin
        • matros Zurity
        • (as N. Kuzmin)
        Mikhail Medvedev
        • Botsman
        • (as M. Medvedev)
        Yuriy Medvedev
        Yuriy Medvedev
        • Torgovets ryboy
        • (as Yu. Medvedev)
        Anna Nikritina
        • maty Zurity
        • (as A. Nikritina)
        Irina Orlik
          A. Shaginyan
          • Sancho
          Georgi Tusuzov
          Georgi Tusuzov
            Aleksandr Zakharov
            Aleksandr Zakharov
            • Politselskiy
            • (as A. Zakharov)
            • Directors
              • Vladimir Chebotaryov
              • Gennadiy Kazanskiy
            • Writers
              • Aleksandr Belyaev
              • Akiba Golburt
              • Aleksei Kapler
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            • Trivia
              The movie was released in 1962, the same year The Shape of Water (2017) takes place.
            • Quotes

              Gutiere Baltazar: [laughing] This must be love at first sight!

              Ichtyandr Salvator: [simply] Is there any other kind of love?

            • Connections
              Featured in The Other Day 1961-2003: Our Era: Namedni 1961 (1997)
            • Soundtracks
              Ei, moryak
              Performed by Nonna Sukhanova

              Music by Andrey Petrov

              Lyric by Solomon Fogelson

            User reviews29

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            Featured review
            9/10
            One of the best
            I also saw this movie as a kid on late night TV. I never forgot it and would love to see it on DVD. I think it was the first time I fell in love. The leading man/fish is one of the most beautiful and sweet characters I had ever seen.
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            • jamiem
            • Jun 23, 1999

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            Details

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            • Release date
              • January 3, 1962 (Soviet Union)
            • Country of origin
              • Soviet Union
            • Language
              • Russian
            • Also known as
              • The Amphibian Man
            • Filming locations
              • Laspi Cove, Crimea, Ukraine
            • Production companies
              • Goskino
              • Lenfilm Studio
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            Technical specs

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            • Runtime
              1 hour 36 minutes
            • Color
              • Color
            • Sound mix
              • Mono
            • Aspect ratio
              • 1.37 : 1

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