The Shark Hunter

The Shark Hunter (1979)

Il cacciatore di squali

A crusty recluse on a Caribbean island who is dedicated to destroying sharks gets involved in a hunt for buried treasure.

Date of release
1979-12-24
TMDB
4.4 / 10 (16)
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
Adventure, Horror
Director
Enzo G. Castellari

Casting

Interesting facts

The Shark Hunter, also known as Guardians of the Deep, is a 1979 Italian adventure film directed by Enzo G. Castellari.

Production

According to Franco Nero, producer Enzo Doria wanted to direct the film himself. But on Nero's insistence, Castellari was hired. The script was written in Italian. An English translation was to be brought over to the shooting location in Cozumel, in the Gulf of Mexico, by actor Eduardo Fajardo, but because his luggage got lost, the shooting started without a script. The story was recreated on the spot.

The underwater photography was done by Ramón Bravo. According to Nero, sharks were caught at night and put in cages underwater. "The next day we would go in the water with the tanks to film the scenes", Nero said. "The shark would be almost dead. They were harmless, because they had no more strength."

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