本片以两支船队在佛罗里达西部岸竞争为背景,讲述了发生在两个敌对家庭的年表人之间一出罗密欧与朱丽叶式的爱情故事。作为好莱坞第一部水下拍摄的电影,本片荣获了奥斯卡最佳摄影提名,影片中展现的维京群岛迷人的热带风情,绝美的海洋景色和深海章鱼大战的情景,更是令人难忘。。Faced with the prospect of a dim future in his impoverished village, young Shankar bids farewell to his family in rural Bengal and makes a journey to the fabled "Mountain Of The Moon" in search of gold and diamond mines.。