
The Deep(1977)
A pair of young vacationers are involved in a dangerous conflict with treasure hunters when they discover a way into a deadly wreck in Bermuda waters.



John Bromfield
Brannigan

Lon Chaney Jr.
Swede

Victor Jory
Professor

Barbara Nichols
Mimi

Tessa Prendergast
Alita
Eric Coverly
Chavez
Vincent Chang
Domingo
Theodore Purcell
Big Boy
Vere Johns
Bianco
Jack Lewis
Warren
Manfish is a adventure film released in 1956 exploring themes of murder, scuba diving, shark, caribbean sea, lost treasure. Directed by W. Lee Wilder, it stars John Bromfield, Lon Chaney Jr., Victor Jory. Three deep sea divers get involved in murder while searching for a lost treasure.
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