Torpedo Bay

Torpedo Bay
Directed by Charles Frend
Bruno Vailati
Produced by Bruno Vailati
Written by Adriano Belli
Pino Belli
Starring James Mason
Gabriele Ferzetti
Lilli Palmer
Cinematography Gábor Pogány
Edited by Giancarlo Cappelli
Distributed by Galatea Film
American International Pictures (US)
Release date
  • 30 June 1963 (1963-06-30) (France)
Running time
 99 minutes
Country Italy
France
Language English

Torpedo Bay is a 1963 war film directed by Charles Frend and Bruno Vailati and starring James Mason. 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.

The film was released as Beta Som, the Italian language acronym meaning Bordeaux Sommergibile. Phonetically B (for Bordeaux) is Beta and SOM is an abbreviation for 'Sommergibile' which is the Italian for submarine in the UK. In the United States American International Pictures released it as a double feature with Commando (1964).

Plot

An Italian submarine captain (Gabriele Ferzetti) tries to navigate his sub through enemy waters whilst being stalked by a British commander (James Mason). The Italian sub manages to make it into the neutral port of Tangiers, followed by the British commander. During their stay, the two captains agree not to fight. They come to respect each other. Eventually the Italian sub leaves port after the Captain accuses his lover (Lilli Palmer) of spying. The British commander follows, but ends up losing his ship to the Italian’s torpedoes.

Cast

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