The Deep (1977)


The Deep
TaglineIs the treasure worth the terror? [Video Australia]
GenreHorror, Mystery, Adventure, Thriller
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsAustralia
LanguageEnglish, French
Sound Mix4-Track Stereo, Mono
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassSea Adventure
ThemesTreasure Hunts, Obsessive Quests, Terror in the Water
TonesTense, Visceral, Atmospheric, Creepy
TagsCouple, Drugs, Exploration, Scuba Diving, Shipwreck, Sports, Treasure

The Deep is a 1977 adventure film directed by Peter Yates and based on Peter Benchley's novel of the same name. The film stars Robert Shaw, Jacqueline Bisset, and Nick Nolte.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Romer Treece

Gail Berke

David Sanders

Henri Cloche

Adam Coffin

Dick Anthony Williams
Slake

Earl Maynard
Ronald

Bob Minor
Wiley

Teddy Tucker
The Harbor Master

Robert Tessier
Kevin

Lee McClain
Johnson

Colin Shaw
Young Romer Treece

Peter Wallach
Young Adam Coffin

Director

Producer

novel, screenplay

Tracy Keenan Wynn
screenplay

producer

George Justin
associate producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Christopher Challis

Editor

David Berlatsky
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Casting Director

Jane Feinberg
-

Mike Fenton
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Production Designer

Anthony Masters

Art Director

Jack Maxsted
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Set Decorator

Vernon Dixon
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Costume Designer

Ron Talsky
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Makeup Department

Edouard F. Henriques
makeup artist

Patricia McDermott
hair stylist

Production Manager

George Justin
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Raymond Becket
second assistant director

Derek Cracknell
assistant director

Richard Jenkins
second assistant director

Art Department

Terry Ackland-Snow
underwater art director

Dick Frift
construction manager

Graham Sumner
property master

Terry Wells
stand-by property master

Barry Wilkinson
stand-by props

Sound Department

Rick Alexander
dubbing mixer

Tom Beckert
dubbing mixer

Fred J. Brown
sound effects editor

Walter Goss
dubbing mixer

Robin Gregory
sound recordist

Hal Landaker
sound consultant

Michele Sharp
sound effects editor

Ross Taylor
sound effects editor

Dana Wood
special sound effects recordist

Special Effects

Ira Anderson Jr.
special effects

Stunts

Howard Curtis
stunt coordinator

Bob Minor
stunt coordinator

Jimmy Nickerson
stunt coordinator

Richard Washington
stunt coordinator

Jack McKenney
underwater stunt double: Nick Nolte

Camera and Electrical Department

David Doubilet
underwater still photographer

Al Giddings
underwater cinematographer: second unit

Charles Nicklin
third underwater camera

John Palmer
camera operator

Stan Waterman
underwater cinematographer: second unit

Keith Hamshere
still photographer

Peter Lake
aerial photographer

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Tom Bronson
wardrobe

Peter Grant
underwater dresser

Editorial Department

Mike Klein
assistant film editor

Marilyn Madderom
assistant film editor

Robert L. Wolfe
supervising editor

Music Department

Kenneth Hall
music editor

Dan Wallin
music scoring mixer

Other Crew

Missy Alpern
special assistant

Arpels
jewels designer

Sue Barton
publicist

Denny Breese
dive master

Mary Dalison
continuity

Sam Gellis
special assistant

Al Giddings
underwater director: second unit

Anthony Goldschmidt
title designer

Alex Gotfryd
logo creator

Lynda Guber
special assistant

John Hart
marine biologist

Sally Jones
continuity

Peter Lake
production executive

Richard Liebegott
production secretary

Carlos Machado
marine enviroments

Vince Martinez
location accountant

Geri Murphy
underwater continuity

Kym Murphy
marine biologist

Michael G. Nathanson
special assistant

Bill Rudin
special assistant

Teddy Tucker
special consultant

VanCleef
jewels designer

Stan Waterman
underwater director: second unit

Production Company

Casablanca Filmworks

EMI Films

Distributor

Columbia Pictures

Warner-Columbia Film

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video
,

Columbia TriStar Home Video
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Columbia TriStar

LK-TEL Vídeo

Pioneer Entertainment

Miscellaneous

Government and the People of Australia, The
thanks

Government and the People of Bermuda, The
thanks

Government and the People of the British Virgin Islands, The
thanks

Lee Lighting
grip and lighting equipment

Metrocolor
color

National Geographic Society
grateful acknowledgements

Panavision
camera equipment provided by

Peter Island Yacht Club
grateful acknowledgements

Smithsonian Institution
grateful acknowledgements

Southampton Princess Hotel
grateful acknowledgements

Van Cleef & Arpels
18th century treasure designed by






Navigation Boxes
Films directed by Peter Yates
Breaking Away (1979)
Bullitt (1968)
Eleni (1985)
Eyewitness (1981)
John and Mary (1969)
Krull (1983)
Murphy's War (1971)
Robbery (1967)
Roommates (1995)
Suspect (1987)
The Deep
The Dresser (1983)
The Hot Rock (1972)
The Saint (1962)