| Fire Over the Sea | |
| Director: | Michał Waszyński Vittorio Cottafavi |
| Starring: | Carlo Ninchi Evi Maltagliati Silvana Jachino |
| Music: | Alessandro Cicognini Giuliano Conte |
| Cinematography: | Arturo Gallea |
| Editing: | Enrico Linke |
| Studio: | Sirena Film |
| Distributor: | Variety Distribution |
| Runtime: | 71 minutes |
| Country: | Italy |
| Language: | Italian |
Fire Over the Sea (Italian: Fiamme sul mare) is a 1947 Italian drama film directed by Michał Waszyński and Vittorio Cottafavi and starring Carlo Ninchi Evi Maltagliati and Silvana Jachino.[1] [2] It was shot at the Farnesina Studios of Titanus in Rome. The film's were designed by the art director Gastone Medin. It earned 45 million lira at the box office.[3]
A partly submerged cargo ship is raised from the harbour in Naples by a collective of sailors, and made seaworthy again. It embarks on its first voyage to Buenos Aires. A wealthy businessman Matteo La Spina offers to buy the boat from them, revealing to his daughter Diana that he actually plans to set it alight during the return passage to Naples and claim the insurance money. She returns to the ship to try and save it, but accidentally triggers the inflammable materials in the hold. Although the fire is put out, she dies in the process.