L'Homme Amphibie (1962)

Amphibian Man (Russian: Человек-амфибия, translit. Chelovek-amfibiya) is a 1962 Soviet science fiction romance film starring Vladimir Korenev and directed by Vladimir Chebotaryov and Gennadi Kazansky.

It is an almost fable-like story based upon the eponymous novel by Alexander Beliaev. It focuses on a youth named Ichthyander (Russian: Ихтиандр, Ichtiandr) (from Greek: fish+man) who was surgically altered to survive under the sea. Unlike traditional science fiction movies of the time the film focuses much more on the concept of love won and lost. It was given the name of Tarzan des Mers before the estate of Edgar Rice Burroughs took exception.

The film was the leader of Soviet distribution in 1962 (65.5 million viewers). It is little-known in the West, but has become a cult classic.

Synopsis

Ichtiandr est un jeune garçon que le père biologiste envisage de transformer en une parfaite créature amphibie. Ce Démon des Mers, comme on le surnomme désormais, sauve de la noyade la belle Guttiera et en tombe amoureux. Cependant, la jeune fille est fiancée avec un riche armateur de bateaux de pêche. Décidé de quitter l'élément marin, Ichtiandr ne rencontre que peur ou mépris. Il est même emprisonné...

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