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- BFI identifier29583
- Date1957 (Copyright)
1957-07-29 (Release) - Production countryUnited Kingdom, USA
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- SynopsisMelodrama. In the Caribbean, two small-time smugglers fall out with each other when they sail a beautiful, mysterious woman illicitly from one island to another. Down-at-heel American boat captain Felix and his less cynical friend Tony sail their run-down boat among Caribbean islands. They agree to sail a European lady, Irena, to another island, turning a blind eye to the fact that she is in trouble with the police on two continents. Tony falls for Irena, as does Felix, though the latter remains wary of beautiful women with shady pasts. The two friends come to blows and part, and an apparent act of betrayal involving the coast guard leads to Tony's working on a ship, the Ulysses. After a collision in fog, the Ulysses lies stricken, with Tony trapped under a girder in the hold. The local harbour master monitors the situation as the US Navy attempts to rescue Tony by winching the girder up a few inches, but the process is arduous and slow, and the ship's cargo of rubber has gone on fire close to a cargo of nitrate. It is only a matter of time before the ship will blow up. A kindly religious doctor, Sam, strives to find a way of setting Tony free, even if it means performing a life-changing operation in the unstable hold (and Tony is against losing his legs). When all seems lost, the determined Doctor Sam tracks down Felix and Irena, hoping that their intervention can make a difference. (Synopsis)
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- CreditsDirected by: Robert Parrish
©: Warwick Film Productions
Production Company: Warwick Film Productions
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Title
Fire down Below (Original)
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10.5240/81B2-84A5-50AE-4B42-B124-ECategory
FictionThis work is included in the BFI Filmography.
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Work - 29583 - 1957 (Copyright)
United Kingdom - Film - Fiction
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