The Atlantis Interceptors

The Atlantis Interceptors
Original Italian film poster
Italian	I predatori di Atlantide
Directed by	Ruggero Deodato
Screenplay by	Vincenzo Mannino Dardano Sacchetti
Story by	Vincenzo Mannino Dardano Sacchetti
Starring	Christopher Connelly Giola Scola Tony King
Cinematography	Roberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli
Edited by	Vincenzo Tomassi
Music by	Guido De Angelis Maurizio De Angelis
Production company	Regency Productions
Distributed by	Indipendenti Regionali
Release date	1983 (1983)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	Italy
Languages	English Italian

The Atlantis Interceptors (Italian: I predatori di Atlantide, lit. 'Predators of Atlantis'; also released as Raiders of Atlantis) is a 1983 Italian science fiction action film directed by Ruggero Deodato and starring Christopher Connelly, Gioia Scola, Tony King, Ivan Rassimov, Bruce Baron and George Hilton.

Plot summary

Two Vietnam veterans and a team of scientists trying to raise a sunken Russian submarine face a battle for survival against marauding Atlanteans.

Cast

• Christopher Connelly as Mike Ross
• Giola Scola as Dr. Cathy Rollins
• Tony King as Mohammed / Washington
• Stefano Mingardo as Klaus Nemnez
• Ivan Rassimov as Bill Cook
• Giancarlo Prati as Frank
• Bruce Baron as Crystal Skull
• George Hilton as Professor Peter Saunders
• Mike Monty as George
• Michele Soavi as James
• Maurizio Fardo as Larry Stoddard
• Benedetta Fantoli as Barbara Stoddard
• Lewis E. Ciannelli as Oil Rig Commander
• John Vasallo as Manuel
• Gudrun Schmeissner as Liza
• Gwendolyn Hung as Mary
• Adriana Giuffrè

Production

Filming took place on-location in the Philippines; Lazio, Italy and Miami, Florida. Giannetto De Rossi was the special makeup effects artist.

Release

The Atlantis Interceptors was released in 1983.

Reception

In a retrospective review, Donald Guarisco wrote for AllMovie that the film was a "good illustration of just how fun an exploitation quickie can be", not a plot that was described as "throwaway stuff", but that it "offers plentiful b-movie fun in practice because it puts an accent on action, and throws an endless array of endearingly goofy b-movie plot hooks at the viewer." Discussing the effects, Guarisco found them "cheap looking, particularly the miniature effects. . . but that's really part of the fun for the b-movie fans this is aimed at." and concluded that the film was a "b-movie with specialized appeal but Eurocult fans will likely find it to be a blast of kitschy fun."

Footnotes

Sources

• Curti, Roberto (2019). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1980-1989. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476672434.
• Guarisco, Donald. "Raiders of Atalantis (1983)". AllMovie. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2025.

External links

• The Atlantis Interceptors at IMDb