Fire Down Below (1957 film)
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| Directed by | Robert Parrish |
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Albert R. Broccoli Irving Allen |
| Screenplay by | Irwin Shaw |
| Based on |
Fire Down Below 1954 novel by Max Catto (as Simon Kent) |
| Starring |
Rita Hayworth Robert Mitchum Jack Lemmon |
| Music by |
Arthur Benjamin Douglas Gamley Ken Jones Jack Lemmon |
| Cinematography | Desmond Dickinson |
| Edited by | Jack Slade |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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116 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2,050,000 (US only) |
Fire Down Below is a 1957 Anglo-American adventure drama film with a screenplay written by novelist Irwin Shaw, starring Rita Hayworth, Robert Mitchum and Jack Lemmon, and directed by Robert Parrish. Based on Max Catto's 1954 novel with the same title, the picture was made by Warwick Films on location in Trinidad and Tobago, in Technicolor and CinemaScope, and released by Columbia Pictures.
After the Korean War, Americans Tony (Lemmon) and Felix (Mitchum) own a tramp boat, the Ruby, which they use for small-scale smuggling around the Caribbean, along with a third crewman, Jimmy Jean (Edric Connor). One day, their bartender contact, Miguel (Anthony Newley), introduces them to an American businessman who has been enjoying the company of beautiful but passport-less European goddess Irena (Hayworth). He has to return to Detroit, but wants to arrange for her to get to another island. They are reluctant, but $1,200 proves very tempting.
On the voyage, Tony starts falling in love with her. Knowing the kind of woman she is, Felix does his best to protect his partner by warning Irena to stay away from Tony. However, Felix starts falling for her himself. When she disembarks, Tony goes with her, ending his partnership with Felix.
Tony and Jimmy Jean take on a shady job, but are intercepted by the authorities. They have to abandon ship and swim to a nearby island to avoid arrest. Tony takes a job on a cargo ship to get back to Irena. He also plans to kill Felix, correctly suspecting that his former partner tipped off the customs agents to get rid of the competition for Irena. However, while Tony is away, she goes to Felix and confesses she loves him.
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