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Directed by Giovanni Roccardi Cinematography Angelo Jannarelli Director Giovanni Roccardi Production company Titanus | 5.2/10 IMDb Produced by Goffredo Lombardo Initial release 20 March 1953 Screenplay Giovanni Roccardi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Written by Ferdinando Contestabile
Alessandro De Stefani
Giovanni Roccardi
Giuliano Tomei Starring Sophia Loren
Steve Barclay
Umberto Melnati Music by Angelo Francesco Lavagnino Music director Angelo Francesco Lavagnino Cast Sophia Loren, Steve Barclay, Umberto Melnati Similar Milano miliardaria, The Dream of Zorro, The Piano Tuner Has Arrived, Neapolitan Carousel, Io sono il capataz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Woman of the Red Sea or Africa Under the Seas (Italian: Africa sotto i mari) is a 1953 Italian comedy film directed by Giovanni Roccardi and starring Sophia Loren, Steve Barclay and Umberto Melnati.
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For the release of the film Loren, who had up to this point acted as Sofia Lazzaro, adopted her new screen name by which she became famous. This was partly in imitation of the then better-known Swedish actress Märta Torén. Loren learned to swim for the role, and spent much of her screen time in a bathing suit. This led one critic to worry that she was being turned into an Italian Esther Williams.
The film's sets were designed by Ottavio Scotti.
Synopsis
The troublesome daughter of an American millionaire accompanies him aboard his yacht on a deep sea diving expedition in the Red Sea and falls in love with the captain.