Siren of Atlantis (1949)

5.2 ? Jan 04, 1949 1h 15m

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Overview

Two Foreign Legion soldiers, Jean (Dennis O'Keefe) and Andre (Jean Pierre Aumont), accidentally discover the famed lost continent of Atlantis. Bewitched by the sultry, beauty of the Queen of Atlantis (Maria Montez) the two men vie for her affections; little realising that her previous lovers have been embalmed into statues that line the passages of her kingdom.

Overview

Genres

Adventure Fantasy

Release Date

January 04, 1949

Rating

5.2 /10

Runtime

1h 15m

Maria Montez

Queen Antinea

Jean-Pierre Aumont

Andre St. Avit

Henry Daniell

Blades

Morris Carnovsky

Le Mesge

Alex Minotis

Cortot

Rus Conklin

Eggali

Allan Nixon

Lindstrom

Pierre Watkin

Colonel

Dennis O'Keefe

Jean Morhange

CinemaSerf

6.0/10

Jul 09, 2022

French Foreign Legionnaires "André" (Jean-Pierre Aumont) and his friend "Jean" (Dennis O'Keefe) have been missing in the Northern Sahara desert for quite a while before the former man is discovered, disorientated, dehydrated and rambling on that he has killed his pal and that he has spent quite a bit of the time he was missing in the not so underwater kingdom of Atlantis. Turns out this kingdom is ruled by the ruthless queen "Antinea" (Maria Montez) and this exhausted soldier now regales us with tales of his perilous escapades. It's a perfectly watchable little desert adventure propped up by stalwart Henry Daniell and some charming contributions from her leopard "Nissa" - who frequently acts her rather thickly-accented mistress off the screen. The sets - indeed the whole production is on the basic side, but there is still just about enough action, and nastiness from Montez to sustain it. Don't aim too high, and it will kill 1¼ hours for you easily enough.

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