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Fire Down Below (1957)
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Reviews Counted:1
Fresh:0
Rotten:1
Average Rating:N/A
Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: Felix (Robert Mitchum) and Tony (Jack Lemmon) are old friends and business partners involved in a Caribbean smuggling operation. But when a beautiful woman named Irena (Rita Hayworth) creates a... Felix (Robert Mitchum) and Tony (Jack Lemmon) are old friends and business partners involved in a Caribbean smuggling operation. But when a beautiful woman named Irena (Rita Hayworth) creates a rift between the buddies, jealous Felix double-crosses Tony, leaving him in a fix. In a flubbed attempt at subterfuge, Tony gets caught in deadly position when two large vessels collide. Fortunately, Felix realizes he can't just throw his longtime pal overboard, and he makes one last-ditch effort to save him. [More]
Starring: Robert Mitchum, Jack Lemmon, Rita Hayworth, Herbert Lom
Starring: Robert Mitchum, Jack Lemmon, Rita Hayworth, Herbert Lom, Anthony Newley
Director: Robert Parrish
Director: Robert Parrish
Screenwriter: Irwin Shaw
Reviews for Fire Down Below
The film gets right the Caribbean atmosphere (filmed in Trinidad) but nearly drowns over its turgid melodramatics and how perfunctory it's all played out.
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