Fierce competition among sponge fishermen forces a Greek-American family to fish in the dangerous 12-mile reef area off the western coast of Florida.
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef 1953 HD by Robert D. Webb | Robert Wagner, Terry Moore & Gilbert Roland | Adventure Film
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Beneath the 12-Mile Reef is a 1953 American adventure film directed by Robert D. Webb. The screenplay by A. I. Bezzerides was inspired by Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. The film was the third motion picture made in CinemaScope, coming after The Robe (film) and How to Marry a Millionaire.
Plot
Mike and Tony Petrakis are Greek American father and son sponge diving entrepreneurs who find themselves in competition with the Rhys family, White Anglo-Saxon Protestant fishermen who are prepared to resort to violence and even murder to maintain their established fishing grounds off the Gulf Coast of the United States of Florida. Run-ins between the two clans lead to an exchange of threats and all-out brawls. Further complications ensue when Tony Petrakis meets Gwyneth Rhys, and the two fall in love.
Cast
- Robert Wagner as Tony Petrakis
- Terry Moore (actress) as Gwyneth Rhys
- Gilbert Roland as Mike Petrakis
- J. Carrol Naish as Socrates Houlis
- Richard Boone as Thomas Rhys
- Angela Clarke as Mama Petrakis
- Peter Graves as Arnold Dix
- Jay Novello as Sinan
- Jacques Aubuchon as Demetrios Sofotes
- Gloria Gordon as Penny Petrakis
- Harry Carey, Jr. as Griff Rhys
- Rev. Theophilus Karaphillis as Greek Priest at Epiphany
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