Ein toter Taucher nimmt kein Gold

This rarely seen West German/ South African exploitation flick, originally titled 'Dooie Duikers Deel Nie' (which translates to No Gold For Dead Divers, or something like that) was actually released in early 1974, nearly a year and a half before Jaws took a bite out of cinemas. It was later reissued Stateside under the 'Deadly Jaws' moniker, despite having virtually nothing to do with sharks. The barely glimpsed sharks, and one octopus, are seemingly stock footage edited from some other movie.

This is, instead, a fairly mild tale about a sunken treasure worth billions of DM off the coast of South Africa, and the various divers, and professional treasures hunters, who set out to find this long lost gold.

Exquisite tropical photography (both above water and below) , decent enough acting and directing, but the screenplay leaves a lot to be desired, as it is hardly original.