| Men on the Sea Floor | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Francesco De Robertis |
| Written by | Francesco De Robertis |
| Cinematography | Giuseppe Caracciolo |
| Edited by | Francesco De Robertis |
| Music by | Edgardo Carducci |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Scalera Film Screen Guild Productions (US)[2] |
Release dates | 13 February 1941 December 1948 (US)[1] |
Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Men on the Sea Floor (Italian:Uomini sul fondo) is a 1941 Italian drama film directed by Francesco De Robertis.[3] De Robertis specialised in semi-documentary films, in this case portraying the crew of an Italian submarine trapped after an accident. De Robertis's technique of using non-actors in roles has been credited as an influence on the development of Italian neorealism.
It was known as SOS Submarine.
The film was released in the US in 1948 with dubbed English.[4]
The 1981 German submarine film Das Boot set in World War II also shares a suspenseful part with Men on the Sea Floor in which the German crew tries to free their disabled U-boat from the sea floor.
