SS ARDENA: THE UNDERWATER GRAVE OF THE ITALIAN AQUI INFANTRY DIVISION

Cephalonia, 840 Italian prisoners boarding to the steamship “Arntena”. A few minutes later a great explosion still up all the port of Argostoli. Chaos, the prisoners are going down… only a few of them will survive…

A story that inspired the Hollywood cinema production “Captain Corelli’s Mandolin”.

The research was conducted by the Marine Geology and Physical Oceanography Laboratory of Patra’s University and the UFR team, within the framework of the programme ETCP Greece – Italy 2007 – 2013, Interdisciplinary Aquaria for the Promotion of Environment and History (APREH).

Credits

Director: Antonis Delaportas

Executive Producers: Giorgos Ferentinos, Vasilis Mentogiannis

Illustrator: Panagiotis Rappas

Narrator: Theodora Siarkou

Director of Photography: Anastasis Agathos

Camera Operators: Anastasis Agathos, Vasilis Mentogiannis, Makis Sotiropoulos

Film Editing: Antonis Delaportas

Sound Design: Thomas Karamazakis

Sound Editing – Titles: Αntonis Delaportas

3D Animation: Leuteris Kalpakioris

Photo 3D Composite: Eleni Diamanti

Post Production Studio: Genesis M. Productions

Producer: Marine Geology and Physical Oceanography Laboratory of Patra’s University

Production: Genesis M. Productions 2015©

Info

Duration: 10 min
Format: High Definition 16:9 
Language: Greek
Subtitles: English