Fire Down Below (1957) (1957)
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15% of users liked it
(104 ratings)
Old friends and business associates Tony (Jack Lemmon) and Felix (Robert Mitchum) are getting along swimmingly until an attractive woman named Irena (Rita Hayworth) creates a discord between the allies and disrupts their Caribbean smuggling operation. When an envious Felix betrays Tony, the two… More Old friends and business associates Tony (Jack Lemmon) and Felix (Robert Mitchum) are getting along swimmingly until an attractive woman named Irena (Rita Hayworth) creates a discord between the allies and disrupts their Caribbean smuggling operation. When an envious Felix betrays Tony, the two friends engage in a bitter fight for the girl, the business and their pride, but ultimately realize that their friendship is most important of all.
- Directed By
- Robert Parrish
- Written By
- Irwin Shaw, Max Catto
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Aug 8, 1957 Wide
- Studio
- Sony Pictures Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
The film gets right the Caribbean atmosphere (filmed in Trinidad) but nearly drowns over its turgid melodramatics and how perfunctory it's all played out.
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Cast
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Rita Hayworth
as Irena
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Robert Mitchum
as Felix Bowers
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Jack Lemmon
as Tony
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Herbert Lom
as Harbor Master
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Bonar Colleano
as Lt. Sellars
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Bernard Lee
as Dr. Sam
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Anthony Newley
as Miguel
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Peter Illing
as Captain
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Joan Miller
as Mrs. Canaday
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Eric Pohlmann
as Hotel Owner
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Lionel Murton
as American
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Vivian Matalon
as Saylor
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Gordon Tanner
as Saylor
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Maurice Kaufmann
as US Sailor
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Murray Kash
as Bartender
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Maya Koumani
as Waitress
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Phillip Baird
as Young Man
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Keith Banks
as Drunken Young Man
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Edric Connor
as Jimmy Jean
- Robert Nelson
- Barbara Lane
- Jeri Southern
