Manfish

Name: Manfish
Director: W. Lee Wilder
Released: 1956-01-01

1956 adventure film directed by W. Lee Wilder

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Also known as Calypso

Released: 1956
Director: W. Lee Wilder
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Screenwriter: Edgar Allan Poe
Producer: W. Lee Wilder
Cast: John Bromfield
Runtime: 76 min
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Genre: treasure hunt film
Country of origin: United States

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Manfish is a 1956 American adventure film, released by United Artists in 1956 and originally filmed in DeLuxe Color. Filmed in Jamaica, it was released in Great Britain as Calypso. It was based on the 1843 stories "The Gold-Bug" and "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe. Actor John Bromfield starred as Captain Brannigan and Lon Chaney Jr. played the role of Swede. The leading female star was Tessa Prendergast, who played Alita. Tessa later became a fashion designer and designed the white bikini of Ursula Andress for Dr. No. The film also featured the motion picture debut of Barbara Nichols.

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Narrative location: Caribbean
Jamaica
Main subject: seamanship
Title: Manfish
After a work by: Edgar Allan Poe
Set in environment: subaquaria

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