The Atlantis Interceptors

The Atlantis Interceptors (Italian: I predatori di Atlantide, lit.'Predators of Atlantis'; also released as Raiders of Atlantis) is a 1983 Italian science fiction film directed by Ruggero Deodato and starring Christopher Connelly, Gioia Scola, Tony King, Michele Soavi and George Hilton.

The Atlantis Interceptors
Directed byRuggero Deodato
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Vincenzo Mannino
  • Dardano Sacchetti[1]
Starring
CinematographyRoberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli[1]
Edited byVincenzo Tomassi[1]
Music byGuido & Maurizio De Angelis[1]
Production
company
Regency Productions[1]
Distributed byIndipendenti Regionali[1]
Release date
  • 25 November 1983 (1983-11-25) (Italy)
Running time
92 minutes
98 minutes (US)
CountryItaly
LanguagesEnglish
Italian

Synopsis

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Two Vietnam veterans and a team of scientists trying to raise a sunken Russian submarine face a battle for survival against Atlanteans.

Cast

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Release

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The Atlantis Interceptors was released in 1983.[2]

Reception

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In a retrospective review, Donald Guarisco wrote for AllMovie that the film was a "good illustration of just how fun an exploitation quickie can be", not a plot that was described as "throwaway stuff", but that it "offers plentiful b-movie fun in practice because it puts an accent on action, and throws an endless array of endearingly goofy b-movie plot hooks at the viewer."[3] Discussing the effects, Guarisco found them "cheap looking, particularly the miniature effects. . . but that's really part of the fun for the b-movie fans this is aimed at." and concluded that the film was a "b-movie with specialized appeal but Eurocult fans will likely find it to be a blast of kitschy fun."[3]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "I predatori di Atlantide (1983)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  2. ^ Curti 2019, p. 103.
  3. ^ a b Guarisco, Donald. "Raiders of Atalantis (1983)". AllMovie. Retrieved April 4, 2019.

Sources

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  • Curti, Roberto (2019). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1980-1989. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476672434.
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