The Deep (unfinished film)
The Deep | |
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Directed by | Ivica Rajkovic |
Language | English |
The Deep is an
Welles worked on the film from 1966 to 1969. The film is incomplete; several major scenes were never shot, and portions of the soundtrack remain unrecorded. The original
Production
Welles intended the film to be a less personal, more commercially viable project than his past efforts, saying of The Deep: "My hope is that it won’t be an
The film was shot off the coast of Yugoslavia between 1966 and 1969. It was photographed in color by Belgian cinematographer Willy Kurant, who also shot The Immortal Story for Welles.[1]
The production was plagued by financial and technical problems. As work on the film became more sporadic and difficult, Welles became increasingly withdrawn.[1] Amongst the unshot scenes was an explosion that would have formed the film's climax.
Although the production was deeply troubled, many of the people involved have spoken highly of the film, including lead Jeanne Moreau, who in 2000 looked back on the film as "a fantastic experience",[1] noting that "the only disastrous thing was that later on, the film disappeared."[1]
Welles struggled to finish the film after production effectively halted in 1969. He edited
In 1973, the lead Laurence Harvey died, effectively ending any hope for Welles of finishing the picture. The novel Dead Calm was eventually adapted to film in 1989 as Dead Calm starring Nicole Kidman, Sam Neill, and Billy Zane.
Existing versions
Because the original
Because production had never finished, the film never entered
Footage from The Deep is included in the documentary Orson Welles: One-Man Band (1995), which is included as a bonus feature on the DVD and Blu-ray releases of Welles' mockumentary F for Fake.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h French, Lawrence (January 27, 2007). "Notes on Orson Welles' THE DEEP". Wellesnet. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
- ^ "Orson Welles: The Unknown". Harvard Film Archive. 2007.
- ^ McBride, Joseph (2006). What Ever Happened to Orson Welles? A Portrait of an Independent Career. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky. p. 166.
External links
- The Deep at IMDb