Raiders of Atlantis
“Adventure Beyond the Edge of Time”
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Atlantis resurfaces and immediately sends out a heavily armed biker gang. Nuclear salvage, ancient mysteries and island combat collide in an Italian adventure with no interest in choosing just one premise. The ammunition is plentiful; the explanation can wait until everyone gets home.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 7/10
- Plot
- 9/10
- Effects
- 6/10
- Dialogue
- 6.5/10
- Rewatchability
- 7.5/10
“Ancient civilisation. Surprisingly modern biker problem.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 72
Synopsis and movie facts
A team of scientists working to raise a sunken Russian nuclear submarine on an ocean platform off the coast of Miami, Florida, unearth an ancient Atlantean relic from the sea floor and bring in an expert to make some sense of it. But while attempting to raise the sub, radioactive leakage from its missles triggers the re-emergence of Atlantis, and the resulting tidal wave destroys the platform and leaves only a small group of survivors. Rescued by two Vietnamvets-turned-heavies who are out relaxing after their latest job, their boat eventually runs aground on a Carribean island nearby where, upon going ashore, it is discovered that everything has been destroyed and everybody killed. The culprits, a vicious group of well-armed raiders, and their leader, Crystal Skull, are descendants of Atlantis' original race who set about reclaiming the world and adding the survivors to the list of victims as they struggle to stay alive and defeat the raiders and send Atlantis back to the ocean floor.
- Released
- 1983
- Directed by
- Ruggero Deodato
- Running time
- 92 min
- Original title
- I predatori di Atlantide
Starring
- Christopher Connelly as Mike Ross
- Gioia Scola as Dr. Cathy Rollins
- Tony King as Mohammed / Washington
- Stefano Mingardo as Klaus Nemnez
- Ivan Rassimov as Bill Cook
- Giancarlo Prati as Frank
- Bruce Baron as Crystal Skull
- George Hilton as Professor Peter Saunders
Research behind this pick
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- Film reference · themoviedb.org
TMDB identity and credits retrieved on 2026-11-10: Raiders of Atlantis (1983), directed by Ruggero Deodato. The importer rechecks identity, poster, synopsis, release date, runtime, genres and cast against live metadata.
- Review · millionmonkeytheater.com
The review describes seemingly competing plot ideas, endless gunfire and a masked Atlantean leader, while criticising an overlong wind sequence and abrupt romance. Full review text consulted on 2026-11-10.
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