Beneath the 12 - Mile Reef - wikipedia Beneath the 12 - Mile Reef Beneath the 12 - Mile Reef Publicity shot of Robert Wagner for film Directed by Robert D. Webb Produced by Robert Bassler Written by A.I. Bezzerides Starring Robert Wagner Terry Moore Gilbert Roland Music by Bernard Herrmann Cinematography Edward Cronjager Edited by William Reynolds Distributed by 20th Century Fox Release date December 2, 1953 Running time 102 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $1.56 million Box office $3.6 million ( US rentals ) ; $3.5 million ( foreign rentals ) L-R : Angela Clarke, Robert Wagner, Gilbert Roland & Gloria Gordon Beneath the 12 - Mile Reef is a 1953 American Technicolor adventure film directed by Robert D. Webb. The screenplay by A.I. Bezzerides was inspired by Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. The film was the third motion picture made in CinemaScope, coming after The Robe and How to Marry a Millionaire. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Critical reception 5 Awards and nominations 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Plot Mike ( Gilbert Roland ) and Tony Petrakis ( Robert Wagner ) are Greek American father and son sponge diving entrepreneurs who find themselves in competition with the Rhys family, Conch fishermen who are prepared to resort to violence and even murder to maintain their established fishing grounds off the Gulf Coast of Florida. Run - ins between the two clans lead to an exchange of threats and all - out brawls. Further complications ensue when Tony Petrakis meets Gwyneth Rhys ( Terry Moore ), and the two fall in love. Cast Robert Wagner as Tony Petrakis Terry Moore as Gwyneth Rhys Gilbert Roland as Mike Petrakis J. Carrol Naish as Socrates Houlis Richard Boone as Thomas Rhys Angela Clarke as Mama Petrakis Peter Graves as Arnold Dix Jay Novello as Sinan Jacques Aubuchon as Demetrios Sofotes Gloria Gordon as Penny Petrakis Harry Carey, Jr. as Griff Rhys Rev. Theophilus Karaphillis as Greek Priest at Epiphany Production The film was shot on location in Key West and Tarpon Springs, Florida. Critical reception Bosley Crowther of The New York Times observed, `` Another and further extension of the range of CinemaScope... is handsomely manifested in Beneath the 12 - Mile Reef... But that, when you come right down to it, is just about the only novelty provided by this third employment of the anamorphic lens. For the scenes shot above the surface, while large and imposing, are routine, and the drama developed in the screen play is hackneyed and banal. And, unfortunately, most of the picture takes place above, not below, the reef... There is nothing at all fascinating or edifying here. '' Variety said, `` ( T ) he squeeze - lensing gives punch in the display of underwater wonders, the seascapes and the brilliant, beautiful sunrises and sunsets of the Florida Gulf coast. In handling the young cast, Robert D. Webb 's direction is less effective, particularly in the case of Robert Wagner and Terry Moore. Both are likable, so the shallowness of their performances is no serious handicap to the entertainment. '' Awards and nominations Edward Cronjager was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, and Robert D. Webb was nominated for the Grand Prize at the 1954 Cannes Film Festival. See also Sixteen Fathoms Deep ( 1934 ) Down to the Sea ( 1936 ) 16 Fathoms Deep ( 1948 ) References Jump up ^ Aubrey Solomon, Twentieth Century Fox : A Corporate and Financial History, Scarecrow Press, 1989 p248 Jump up ^ Aubrey Solomon, Twentieth Century Fox : A Corporate and Financial History, Scarecrow Press, 1989 p225 Jump up ^ ' The Top Box - Office Hits of 1954 ', Variety Weekly, January 5, 1955 Jump up ^ Daily Variety, November 9, 1955, p. 4 ^ Jump up to : Crowther, Bosley ( December 17, 1953 ). `` Beneath the 12 Mile Reef ''. The New York Times. Retrieved 2009 - 04 - 28. Jump up ^ Variety review Jump up ^ `` Festival de Cannes : Beneath the 12 - Mile Reef ''. festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009 - 01 - 24. External links Beneath the 12 - Mile Reef on IMDb Beneath the 12 - Mile Reef at AllMovie Beneath the 12 - Mile Reef at the TCM Movie Database Beneath the 12 - Mile Reef at the American Film Institute Catalog Beneath the 12 - Mile Reef is available for free download at the Internet Archive Beneath the 12 - Mile Reef is available for free download at the Internet Archive William Shakespeare 's Romeo and Juliet Characters Romeo Juliet Mercutio Tybalt Benvolio Friar Laurence Nurse Paris Rosaline Queen Mab Atomy Sources The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet Pyramus and Thisbe Palace of Pleasure Troilus and Criseyde Ballets Romeo and Juliet ( 1938, Prokofiev ) Romeo and Juliet ( 1962, Cranko ) Romeo and Juliet ( 1965, MacMillan ) Romeo and Juliet ( 1977, Nureyev ) Romeo and Juliet ( 1965, Lavery ) Radio and Juliet ( 2005 ) Romeo + Juliet ( 2007, Martins ) Romeo and Juliet ( 2008, Pastor ) Operas Romeo und Julie ( 1776, Benda ) Giulietta e Romeo ( 1796, Zingarelli ) Giulietta e Romeo ( 1825, Vaccai ) I Capuleti ei Montecchi ( 1830, Bellini ) Gloria ( 1874, Cilea ) Roméo et Juliette ( 1867, Gounod ) A Village Romeo and Juliet ( 1907, Delius ) Romeo und Julia ( 1940, Sutermeister ) Musicals The Belle of Mayfair ( 1906 ) West Side Story ( 1957 ) Once on This Island ( 1990 ) Roméo et Juliette, de la Haine à l'Amour ( 2001 ) Giulietta e Romeo ( 2007 ) Classical Beethoven 's String Quartet No. 1 ( c. 1800 ) Roméo et Juliette ( 1839, Berlioz ) Romeo and Juliet ( 1870, Tchaikovsky ) On screen 1900 1908 1916 Metro Pictures 1916 Fox 1936 1953 1954 1955 1964 1968 1978 ( TV ) 1992 ( TV ) 2006 2007 2013 Film adaptations English Beneath the 12 - Mile Reef ( 1953 ) Romanoff and Juliet ( 1961 ) West Side Story ( 1961 ) Gonks Go Beat ( 1965 ) Lonesome Cowboys ( 1968 ) Romie - 0 and Julie - 8 ( TV ; 1979 ) The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet ( 1982 ) Valley Girl ( 1983 ) Bullies ( 1986 ) China Girl ( 1987 ) Romeo. 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Question: where was beneath the 12 mile reef filmed
Answer: Key West