The Bermuda Depths (1978)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 30min
- Adventure, Fantasy
- 27 Jan 1978 (USA)
- TV Movie
Scientists investigating the briny deep are threatened by a giant turtle and the spirit of a young brunette swimmer in the Bermuda Triangle.
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Cast
| Leigh McCloskey | ... |
Magnus Dens
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| Carl Weathers | ... |
Eric
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| Connie Sellecca | ... |
Jennie Haniver
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Julie Woodson | ... |
Doshan
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| Ruth Attaway | ... |
Delia
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| Burl Ives | ... |
Paulis
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Elise Frick |
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Nicholas Ingham |
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Kevin Petty |
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Nicole Marsh |
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George Richards |
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John Instone |
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Jonathan Ingham |
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Patricia Rego |
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Doris Riley |
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Tracy Anne Sadler |
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Directed by
| Tsugunobu Kotani | ... | (as Tom Kotani) |
Written by
| Arthur Rankin Jr. | ... | (story by) |
| William Overgard | ... | (screenplay by) |
Produced by
| Jules Bass | ... | producer |
| Benni Korzen | ... | associate producer |
| Arthur Rankin Jr. | ... | producer |
Music by
| Maury Laws | ||
Cinematography by
| Jeri Sopanen | ... | director of photography |
Film Editing by
| Barry Walter | ||
Art Direction by
| Katzov Satsoya | ||
Costume Design by
| Emma Randolph | ||
Makeup Department
| Fern Buchner | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Barbara Hilse | ... | production supervisor |
Art Department
| Donald Berry | ... | special props |
| Peter Politanoff | ... | property master |
| Jane Vickery | ... | special props |
| Beverly Welch | ... | special props |
| Gary Zeller | ... | special props |
Sound Department
| Francis Daniel | ... | sound |
| Richard Elder | ... | sound mixer |
| Keith Gardner | ... | boom operator |
| Jill Savic | ... | sound effects editor |
| Peter Stassi | ... | sound effects editor |
| Jim Tatum Jr. | ... | sound effects editor |
| Wendy Warner | ... | sound effects editor |
Special Effects by
| Kinshiro Ohkubo | ... | special effects associate producer (as Kinshiro Okubo) |
| Mark Segawa | ... | special effects director |
| Akihiko Takahashi | ... | special effects assistant director |
| Masaki Îzuka | ... | special effects associate producer (as Masaki Iizuka) |
Visual Effects by
| Minoru Nakano | ... | optical effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Douglas C. Hart | ... | first assistant camera (as Douglas Hart) |
| Michael Lesser | ... | gaffer |
| Jonathan Lumley | ... | best boy |
| Peter Moran | ... | still photographer |
| Dustin Smith | ... | key grip |
| George Waterman | ... | assistant camera: underwater photography |
| Stan Waterman | ... | underwater director of photography (as Stanton Waterman) |
| Tom Weston | ... | second assistant camera (as Thomas Weston) |
Casting Department
| Shirley Rich | ... | casting consultant |
Location Management
| J.A.D. Froud | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| John Richards | ... | music recordist |
| Kenjiro Hirose | ... | conductor (uncredited) / music arranger (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Thomas Bush | ... | production assistant |
| Nobuko Oganesoff | ... | assistant to director |
| Todd Rankin | ... | production assistant |
| Teddy Tucker | ... | diving consultant |
| Linda Wilkinson | ... | production assistant |
Production Companies
Distributors
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1978) (United States) (tv)
- Fida Cinematografica (1979) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Cinema 2000 S.A. (1980) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Warner Archive Collection (2009) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr)
- JAD Films International Inc. (Japan) (theatrical)
- Warner Archive Collection (2021) (United States) (Blu-ray) (includes both 1:37-1 US TV version and 1:85-1 foreign theatrical aspect ratio)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Panavision (lensens and panaflex camera by)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Traumatized, orphaned college dropout Magnus Dens returns to Bermuda to find the cause of his father's mysterious death years before. At the Bermuda Biological Station, he finds Eric and Dr. Paulis, friends and colleagues of his late father, and joins them on a quest for gigantic sea creatures. He also meets Jennie Haniver, a mysterious young woman who was once his only childhood friend. Dr. Paulis' housekeeper, an island local, warns Magnus that Jennie is dangerous. The beautiful but vain young woman had sold her soul with the Devil centuries before and lives forever young deep in the waters of the Devil's Triangle (a.k.a. Bermuda Triangle). Nobody heeds the folklore and the researchers trap the giant sea turtle, setting the stage for a deadly confrontation with both minions of the Devil. Written by TVholic |
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| Taglines | It Came Up, Up, Up from the Bermuda Depths See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Co-writer / producer Arthur Rankin Jr. actually moved to Bermuda after making the film, and lived there for the rest of his life. See more » |
| Goofs | A turtles shell scales grow larger as it ages. So the heart with the initials J+M that Magnus carves into one of the turtles scales should have stayed in that one scale. But when we see a close up of the giant turtle at the end, the heart and initials are now covering parts of four different scales. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Steven Spielberg, 1981) (2020). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Jennie See more » |
| Quotes |
Magnus Dens:
[Delia is telling Magnus the legend of Jennie Haniver]
You know who she is? Delia: Oh, we all know her. She been with us a long time. Some see her as a little girl. Others as a young woman. And even those who say they've seen her swim like a serpent. Magnus Dens: What are you talking about? The girl I met lives on the island. Delia: [pointing to the ocean] She lives out there! Magnus Dens: You mean she lives on another island? Delia: Oh no. Out where HE lives. Magnus Dens: He? Delia: The place you people call the triangle. That is where he lives. The other... the devil! Magnus Dens: Aw, come on! Not that! See more » |