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''The Deep'' is an unfinished film directed by Orson Welles and based on the novel ''Dead Calm'' by Charles Williams, which would later be adapted into the film of the same title. Welles produced and wrote the film, and also played the role of Russ Brewer opposite Jeanne Moreau and Laurence Harvey. Welles worked on the film from 1966 to 1969. The film is incomplete; several major scenes were never shot, and portions of the soundtrack remain unrecorded. The original negative has been lost and the film exists in two work prints, one in black and white and the other in color (the way the film was intended to be shown).〔French, Lawrence. ("Notes on Orson Welles’ THE DEEP," ) Wellesnet (Jan. 27, 2007). Accessed Nov. 10, 2011.〕 ==Production== Welles intended the film as a less personal, more commercially viable project, saying of ''The Deep'': "My hope is that it won’t be an art-house movie. I hope it’s the kind of movie I enjoy seeing myself. I felt it was high time to show that we could make some money."〔(Orson Welles the Unknown - Harvard Film Archive )〕 Nonetheless, Peter O'Toole recalls that he was approached by Welles to play the lead in the film, and remembers ''The Deep'' as "a script that I thought was beautiful."〔Joseph McBride, ''What Ever Happened to Orson Welles? A portrait of an independent career'' (University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 2006) p.166〕 The film was shot off the coast of Yugoslavia between 1966 and 1969. It was photographed in color by Belgian cinematographer Willy Kurant, who also shot ''The Immortal Story'' for Welles. The production was plagued by financial and technical problems. As work on the film became more sporadic and difficult, Welles became more withdrawn.〔 Amongst the unshot scenes was an explosion that would have formed the climax of the film. Though the production was deeply troubled, many of the people involved have spoken highly of the film, including lead Jeanne Moreau, who in 2000 looked back on the film as "a fantastic experience"〔 and noting that "the only disastrous thing was that later on, the film disappeared."〔 Welles struggled to finish the film after production effectively halted in 1969. He edited trailers and short scenes to help secure financing and at one point contacted Charlton Heston about recording voice-over narration.〔 In 1973, lead Laurence Harvey died, effectively ending any hope for Welles of finishing the picture. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Deep (unfinished film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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