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Fathoms Deep Beneath the Sea

1922 0h 13m EN
Documentary
Synopsis
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Beneath the waves are mountains, plains and valleys full of life: here the conger, the octopus, and the wrasse hunt for food; shrimps and prawns act as scavengers; sea anemones and starfish decorate the seafloor, and the spider crab assumes protective colouring by covering its back with pebbles.

โ€œSome stories are better left unspoiled.โ€

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director
H.M. Lomas
Languages
No Language
Countries
United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Tight 13-minute runtime โ€” shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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104 years old โ€” a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Part of the "Secrets of Nature" โ€” so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list โ€” fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor W.P. Pycraft shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

H.M. Lomas directs. W.P. Pycraft cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in No Language.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Tight 13-minute runtime โ€” shorter than most television pilots.
  • 2104 years old โ€” a genuine piece of film history.
  • 3Part of the "Secrets of Nature" โ€” so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
  • 4Lean credit list โ€” fewer than 30 people officially credited.
  • 5Editor W.P. Pycraft shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

The technical file

Editing
W.P. Pycraft
Runtime
13 min ยท 0h 13m
Status
Released
Original language
EN

Part of

Secrets of Nature

A series of short educational nature documentaries that were produced from 1919 to 1933 by British Instructional Films.

Production companies

Who made it

  • BI

    BIF

    GB

Key crew

  • CinematographyH.M. Lomas
  • EditorW.P. Pycraft

Release history ยท US

When it landed

  • Theatrical1922-06-30

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