Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
“You see it without special glasses !”
Mike and Tony Petrakis are a Greek father and son team who dive for sponges off the coast of Florida. After they are robbed by crooks, Arnold and the Rhys brothers, Mike decides to take his men to the dangerous 12-mile reef to dive for more sponges. Mike suffers a fatal accident when he falls from the reef leaving Tony to carry on the business. But now he has a companion, Gwyneth Rhys.
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Cast
14 people
Robert Wagner
Tony Petrakis
Known for
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
What Happened to Monday
Terry Moore
Gwyneth Rhys
Known for
Mighty Joe Young
Daddy Long Legs
Gilbert Roland
Mike Petrakis
Known for
Around the World in 80 Days
She Done Him Wrong
J. Carrol Naish
Socrates Houlis
Known for
House of Frankenstein
Sahara
Richard Boone
Thomas Rhys
Known for
Big Jake
The Hobbit
Angela Clarke
Mama Petrakis
Known for
House of Wax
Houdini
Peter Graves
Arnold Dix
Known for
Airplane!
Mission: Impossible
Jay Novello
Sinan
Known for
Crime Wave
The Lost World
Jacques Aubuchon
Demetrios Sofotes
Known for
Thunder Road
The Shaggy Dog
Gloria Gordon
Penny Petrakis
Also in
A Man Called Peter
The Green Years
Harry Carey Jr.
Griff Rhys
Known for
Back to the Future Part III
Trinity Is Still My Name
Rock Hudson
Narrator (uncredited)
Known for
Seconds
Giant
Robert D. Webb Director · A.I. Bezzerides Writer Bernard Herrmann Composer
Worldwide gross $3.6M · Budget $1.6M · United States release December 2, 1953
Box office
Budget
$1,560,000
Worldwide gross
$3,600,000
Gross vs. budget
2.3×
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · December 2, 1953
Theatrical
United States · December 2, 1953
Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 1, 1954 · Theatrical
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