Ombres sous la mer

Original title: Boy on a Dolphin

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6.2/10

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A woman finds a treasure and is torn between two men: one who wants to sell it and one who wants to gift it to Greece.

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A woman who finds a treasure is torn between two men: one who wants to sell it, and one who wants to donate it to Greece.A woman who finds a treasure is torn between two men: one who wants to sell it, and one who wants to donate it to Greece.A woman who finds a treasure is torn between two men: one who wants to sell it, and one who wants to donate it to Greece.

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IMDb RATING

6.2/10

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

Singer
(uncredited)
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Michalis Nikolinakos

Monk
(uncredited)

Orestes Rallis

Chief of Police
(uncredited)

George Saris

First Mate
(uncredited)

Margaret Stahl

Miss Baldwin
(uncredited)

Charlotte Terrabust

Mrs. Baldwin
(uncredited)

Director
- Jean Negulesco
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Trivia
While filming Ombres sous la mer (1957), Sophia Loren was required to walk in a trench in order to give audiences the impression that her diminutive co-star, Alan Ladd, was taller than she.

Goofs
The writing on the signpost "Meteora 4 km" Webb passes on his way to the monastery is in Latin letters instead of Greek ones.

Quotes
Dr. James 'Jim' Calder: May I remind you of Paragraph 9 of the Penal Code of Greece:
[reading from a book]
Dr. James 'Jim' Calder: "Any and all objects of a historical value cannot under any circumstances be removed from Greek territory or territorial waters. They...
Victor Parmalee: [quoting by memory] ... they are to be considered the property of the Greek nation." Yes, Jim, I know all about Greek Paragraph 9. *I'm* the reason they wrote it!

Crazy credits
Opening credits prologue: THE ISLANDS OF GREECE

Connections
Featured in Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen: Hollywood Comes of Age (1996)

Soundtracks
Boy on a Dolphin
(Tinafio)
Music by Takis Morakis
Original lyrics by Danai Stratigopoulou
Greek Text by Ioanis Fermanoglou (as J. Fermanglou)
English lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
Sung by Julie London and Sophia Loren

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Featured review

6/10

Sophia!

The best excuse to watch again this long forgotten film of the late 50s is the exquisite and gorgeous Sophia Loren. What a beautiful woman; a sight for sore eyes indeed!

The Jean Negulesco film shows its age. This film has a little bit of adventure, love story, suspense with the backdrop of Hydra, one of the most enchanting Aegean islands. The film might look a bit outdated to today's audiences, but it's fun to watch Alan Ladd and Clifton Webb doing their best out of roles that don't require much acting. Sophia Loren is perfect as the sponge fisher who discovers a hidden treasure.

I saw this movie recently on cable. It was a trip to another, more innocent era.