The Bermuda Triangle (1978)

The passengers and crew of a boat on a summer cruise in the Caribbean stray near the famed Bermuda Triangle, and mysterious things start happening.

Director:

René Cardona Jr.

Writers:

Charles Berlitz (book), René Cardona Jr. (adapted by)

Stars:

John Huston, Andrés García, Hugo Stiglitz

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Huston	...	Edward
Andrés García	...	Alan
Hugo Stiglitz	...	Capt. Mark Briggs (as Hugo Stiglietz)
Gloria Guida	...	Michelle
Marina Vlady	...	Kim
Claudine Auger	...	Sybil
René Cardona III	...	Dave (as Al Coster)
Carlos East	...	Peter
Gretha	...	Diana
Catherine Piaget
Mario Arévalo	...	Tony, crew member
Jorge Zamora	...	Simon, the cook (as Jorge Zamora 'Zamorita')
Adalberto Arvizu	...	Pilot (as Alberto Arvizu)
Miguel Ángel Fuentes	...	Gordon
Andrés García Jr.	...	Billy

Storyline

The passengers and crew of a boat on a summer cruise in the Caribbean stray near the famed Bermuda Triangle, and mysterious things start happening.

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Plot Keywords:

bikini | bermuda triangle | cruise | bermuda | actual animal killed | 

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Taglines:

Over a thousand people and hundreds of ships and planes have vanished from the face of the earth ...

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Mystery

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

Mexico

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 March 1978 (Mexico)

Also Known As:

Devil's Triangle of Bermuda

Filming Locations:

Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Company Credits

Production Co:

Corporación Nacional Cinematográfica (CONACINE), Productora Filmica Real, Nucleo Internazionale

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Several times, particularly during the first half of the movie, some of the "electronic tonalities" from "Forbidden Planet" (1956) are used as part of the musical score.

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Goofs

When the divers enter the water (38:30 - 39:20) they are all wearing buoyancy vests. Once they are under the surface, the vests are gone.

User Reviews

Watch John Huston's career vanish in THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE

Edward (John Huston...yes, that John Huston) charters the Black Whale III to take his family out to some Caribbean waters to search for what he believes is a sunken city. Naturally, they pass into the Bermuda Triangle and strange stuff starts happening (can you guess which actor disappears first, paycheck clenched tightly in hand?). It is up to Capt. Briggs (Hugo Stiglitz) to get everyone to safety. René Cardona Jr. was certainly getting his water freak on during this time period (this, TINTORERA, CYCLONE). The film is slim on thrills but somehow watchable. Cardona throws about every horror cliché at the screen and the crux of the plot rests on a young girl fishing a possessed doll (that may or may not be an old Triangle victim...don't ask) out of the ocean in order for the mayhem to start an hour in. He then throws in some other Triangle incidents randomly like some planes that go missing. There is also some nice underwater footage but Cardona ruins it all with some unnecessary real footage of two sharks being killed. Ugh. On a side note, did something drastically go wrong in John Huston's personal life in 1977? Divorce? Health bills? Loan sharks? Something? Because I can't explain his starring roles that year in this, TENTACLES, and Umberto Lenzi's BATTLE FORCE. We're talking three years removed from CHINATOWN here folks.