THE DEEP Filming Locations

Discover the real wreck of  RMS Rhone ,  in the British Virgin Islands, which was a filming location for  The Deep 's fictitious Goliath . The location is also connected to BVI's diving pioneers,  Bert and  Jackie Kilbride , and to Peter Island Yacht Club (now Peter Island Resort). The 10 exact places on Rhone where  The Deep was filmed are revealed below.  RMS Rhone (Source Illustrated London News) RMS Rhone is a real wreck which sank 29 October 1867 after striking  Black Rock Point , at Salt Island in the British Virgin Islands,  during the  San Narciso Hurricane .  The exact death toll remains uncertain because an unknown number of passengers from  RMS Conway   transferred to the "unsinkable" Rhone when both Rhone and Conway  began to drag their anchors while moored at Peter Island.  Conway featured on a 1985 Belize stamp commemorating the 350th anniversary of the British Post Office. It would be a disservice to skip over the dreadful events of Rhone 's si

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 extended T

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 Brussels Town Hall to view the objects sent

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