''L'Atlantide'' is a 1992 French-Italian

adventure film The adventure film is a broad genre of film. Some early genre studies found it no different than the Western film or argued that adventure could encompass all Hollywood genres. Commonality was found among historians Brian Taves and Ian Cameron in ...

directed by Bob Swaim and starring

Tchéky Karyo Tchéky Karyo (; born Baruh Djaki Karyo; 4 October 1953) is a Turkish-born French actor and musician. Beginning his career as an actor on stage in classical and contemporary works, he began to work as a character actor in films in the 1980s. He h ...

, Christopher Thompson and

Jean Rochefort Jean Raoul Robert Rochefort (; 29 April 1930 – 9 October 2017) was a French actor. He received many accolades during his career, including an Honorary César in 1999. Life and career Rochefort was born on 29 April 1930 in Paris, France, to ...

. It tells the story of a former soldier who searches for a man who has disappeared, and comes into contact with a mysterious and attractive queen from an ancient dynasty. It is based on Pierre Benoit's 1919 novel '' Atlantida'', which had been adapted for film several times before. The film premiered in France on 30 December 1992.

Cast

as Lieutenant Morhange * Christopher Thompson as St. Avit *

Victoria Mahoney Victoria Mahoney is an American actress and filmmaker. Her debut feature was 2011’s '' Yelling to the Sky''. Career Acting Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s Mahoney worked as an actress in largely unnamed roles, appearing in ''Seinfeld' ...

as Antinea *

Anna Galiena Anna Galiena (born 22 December 1949) is an Italian actress, best known to English-speaking audiences for her appearances in '' Le Mari de la coiffeuse'', ''Jamón jamón'', '' Being Human'' and '' Senso '45''. Career She was born in a family t ...

as Amira *

as Le Meige * as Bielowsky * Orso Maria Guerrini as Ben Cheikh * as Tanit * Michele Melega as Ferriere * Claudia Gerini as Sophie * as Nirval *

Fernando Rey Fernando Casado Arambillet (20 September 1917 – 9 March 1994), best known as Fernando Rey, was a Spanish film, theatre, and television actor, who worked in both Europe and the United States. A suave, international actor best known for hi ...

as Père Mauritius

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* 1992 films 1990s adventure films French adventure films Italian adventure films Films directed by Bob Swaim Films based on Atlantida Films set in deserts 1990s English-language films 1990s French films English-language adventure films Gaumont (company) films {{1990s-adventure-film-stub