| Torpedo Bay | |
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| Directed by | Charles Frend Bruno Vailati |
| Written by | Adriano Belli Pino Belli |
| Produced by | Bruno Vailati |
| Starring | James Mason Gabriele Ferzetti Lilli Palmer |
| Cinematography | Gábor Pogány |
| Edited by | Giancarlo Cappelli |
| Distributed by | Galatea Film |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Countries | Italy France |
| Language | English |
Torpedo Bay is a 1963 war film directed by Charles Frend and Bruno Vailati and starring James Mason.[1] The story is based on events that took place at Betasom, a submarine base established at Bordeaux by the Italian Navy during World War II.[2]
The film was released as Beta Som, the Italian language acronym meaning Bordeaux Sommergibile.[3] Phonetically B (for Bordeaux) is Beta and SOM is an abbreviation for 'Sommergibile' which is the Italian for submarine.[4] In the United States American International Pictures released it as a double feature with Commando (1964).[5]
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- ^ "The Submarine Mission Storyline - Titles A-Z Page". www.storyline-features.co.uk.
- ^ "Beta Som (1963) - Bruno Vailati, Charles Frend | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.
- ^ "BETASOM". www.libro.at.
- ^ Craig, Rob (February 7, 2019). American International Pictures: A Comprehensive Filmography. McFarland. ISBN 9781476666310 – via Google Books.