THE DEEP Filming Locations

Get ready for a big day! Filmed in 1976 THE DEEP is still a great film which thrilled audiences around the world and showcased Bermuda to millions. One of the benefits of holidaying in Bermuda is that the territory's size makes everything close by. If your visit is short or you want a unique journey from one end of Bermuda to the other then use this Google Map to explore 24 Bermuda filming locations from  THE DEEP  in one day. Some of the locations only appeared in the extended TV version of the film but they're still worth a visit for their natural or historical value. One of these is  Butts Beach  which featured Robert Shaw 's son Colin , as a young Romer Treece, and Eli Wallach 's son Peter , as a young shipwrecked Adam Coffin.  The sea gives up her dead in a deleted scene at Butts Beach , Bermuda (Source Sony Pictures ). THE DEEP 's cameras also preserved the appearance of some locations that have since been demolished.  Cloche's hideout  in...

The Deep Production Designer  Tony Masters   incorporated the work of German Renaissance artist, Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528), into the set of Romer Treece's St. David's Lighthouse . Dürer's connection to Bermuda's maritime history can be found in the work of Smithsonian curator of Naval History,  Mendel Peterson , who Bermudian explorer  Teddy Tucker  once described as the founder of marine archaeology (LookBermuda, 2014). Peterson cites Dürer in his 1975 book  The Funnel of Gold .  The Funnel of Gold  by Mendel Peterson According to  Peter Benchley, in the 1960s Teddy Tucker's family home became a base camp for maritime experts from the Smithsonian Institution, including Mendel Peterson.  Tucker and Peterson on board The Brigadier  and Kings Point, Bermuda c1960s (Source  Teddy Tucker Adventure is my Life ) When Peterson documented some of Tucker's findings in Funnel of Gold  he described Dürer's 1520 visit to the Brussel...

Jacqueline Bisset next to an almost forgotten painting by French Impressionist Pierre Bonnard (Source  Sony Pictures ). When The Deep  Production Designer Tony Masters , finished David ( Nick Nolte ) and Gail's ( Jacqueline Bisset )  Orange Grove Hotel  interior, the set revealed Bermuda's coastal palette and paintings by artists known for their use of intense colour, light, and  Impressionism  in " plein air ". Bermuda "vast turquoise", "lush greenery", "almost unnaturally colorful beauty"  (Source  Sony Pictures ). Producer Peter Guber wanted  The Deep  to be portrayed in "jewel-like color" and when the production arrived in Bermuda, in August 1976, saturated colour was everywhere. Bermuda was a "lovely island ... in the full flush of summer", "gorgeous pink", "vast turquoise", "rainbow-colored", "lush greenery", "peaceful ... bobbing boats" "twinkling across the...

  Cloche ( Louis Gossett ) and Treece ( Robert Shaw ) at the 1976 Bermuda Cup Cricket Match (Source  Sony Pictures ). St. George's Cricket Club 1976 was a special year for the  Bermuda Cup Match  and The Deep was there to capture the action during the game's 75th Anniversary. Cloche ( Louis Gossett ) and Treece ( Robert Shaw ) discussed raising the ampules from  Goliath  as they watched the  Bermuda Cup Match  at St. George's Cricket Club,  56 Wellington Slip Rd, St Georges GE 02, Bermuda . Most of the scene was filmed live amongst spectators at the real Bermuda Cup Match in 1976. Much of  The Deep  was inspired by Bermuda's real underwater exploration history and there are discreet acknowledgments throughout the film. However, sometimes it's possible to read too much into a scene and assume there are  Easter eggs  that may just be random props with no deeper meaning. The Bermuda Cup Match scene is an example of what migh...