I Sette dell'Orsa Maggiore (1952)
Directed by Duilio Coletti
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
The English-language title of this Italian WW I drama is Seven of the Big Bear. The title refers to a group of Italian navy frogmen, who train arduously for a raid on the allied stronghold of Gilbraltar. Their "inside man" on the island is actually a woman, nightclub singer Eleanora Rossi Drago. When last seen, the deep-sea-diving heroes are engaged in an assault on the British fleet at Alexandria. I Sette Dell'Orsa Maggiore would make a fascinating companion feature to the American wartime actioner The Frogmen. The music is by Nino Rota, whose later filmwork included the two Godfather films.
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war, agent [representative], Britain, danger, espionage, explosion, freighter, frogman, mission [quest], officer, plans, precision, training
