The Cavern

directed by Edgar G. Ulmer
Category: "Suspense"
Year of Release:1964
Date Added:02/13/2023
Date Watched:02/13/2023
Description:Six men and a woman get trapped in a cave in Italy during WWII. A retired British general tries to lead, but eventually goes crazy. A Canadian Lt. (Peter Marshall) drowns trying to find a way out through an underground river. An American Capt. (Larry Hagman) gets drunk and drowns in the river. An American private (John Saxon) is the real leader and also gets the girl (Rosanna Schiaffino). An Italian pines for the girl. They are the only three who eventually escape after a year and a half when the general blows himself up with a hand grenade which sets off a store of explosives and blows an opening in the cave.
My Rating:5

Reviews for The Cavern

Review - Cavern, The

Very weird film. The woman was supposed to be the cause of contention, obviously, but they did very little with that. There was a lot of slapstick humor to begin with until people started dying. There were a lot of flaws—like how they could simply stroll out into the sunlight after 18 months underground. And the entire movie was in English but sounded like it was dubbed.

Reviewed by Roger on 2023-02-13 17:16:24

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