Around the World Under the Sea is a 1966 science fiction film directed by Andrew Marton and starring Lloyd Bridges, with Marshall Thompson, Shirley Eaton, Gary Merrill, and David McCallum. It follows the adventures of a crew of the deep-diving nuclear-powered civilian research submarine Hydronaut making a submerged circumnavigation of the world to plant monitoring sensors on the ocean floor that will help scientists better predict impending earthquakes. Although Jules Verne is not credited by the filmmakers, his influence can be seen throughout the film.
| Around the World Under the Sea | |
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 Around the World Under the Sea film poster by Frank McCarthy | |
| Directed by | Andrew Marton (main unit) Ricou Browning (underwater sequences) |
| Written by | Elmer Parsons |
| Screenplay by | Art Arthur Arthur Weiss |
| Produced by | Ben Chapman Andrew Marton Ivan Tors |
| Starring | Lloyd Bridges Brian Kelly |
| Cinematography | Clifford H. Poland Jr. |
| Edited by | Warren Adams |
| Music by | Harry Sukman |
| Distributed by | MGM |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editAfter the destruction of much of coastal Turkey, a United States led crew of experts from around the world pilots a five-person submarine, traveling the world oceans, planting sensors on the ocean floor to warn scientists of any impending earthquakes.
Along the way the crew must deal with underwater exploding volcanoes and giant eels. In addition, the crew often does not get along especially when a crewmember wants to use the submarine to reach a shipwreck that holds a safe containing diamonds and pearls. The mission was made necessary as tidal waves have been causing destruction all over the world.
Cast
edit| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Bridges | Dr. Doug Standish |
| Brian Kelly | Dr. Craig Mosby |
| Shirley Eaton | Dr. Margaret E. 'Maggie' Hanford |
| David McCallum | Dr. Philip Volker |
| Keenan Wynn | Hank Stahl |
| Marshall Thompson | Dr. Orin Hillyard |
| Gary Merrill | Dr. August 'Gus' Boren |
| Ron Hayes | Brinkman |
| George Shibata | Prof. Uji Hamaru |
| Donald Linton | Vice President of the USA |
| Frank Logan | Captain of the Diligence |
| Don Wells | Sonar Man on the Diligence |
| Jack Ewalt | Jack Smith, Mining Platform Superintendent |
| George De Vries | Coast Guard Lieutenant |
| Tony Gulliver | Officer |
| Joey Carter | Technician |
| Celeste Yarnall | Secretary |
| Paul Gray | Pilot |
Comic book adaptation
editReception
editMoria gave the film 2 and 1/2 stars, praising the underwater camera work but finding the story lacking.[3] The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction found the movie hackneyed, but that the underwater sequences filmed by Ricou Browning to be good,[4] Film Affinity found the movie to have its moments but that overall the movie was boring.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Dell Movie Classic: Around the World Under the Sea at the Grand Comics Database
- ^ Dell Movie Classic: Around the World Under the Sea at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- ^ "Around the World Under the Sea (1966)". 5 March 2001.
- ^ "SFE: Around the World under the Sea".
- ^ Around the World Under the Sea Retrieved 6/15/2020 http://www.aveleyman.com/FilmCredit.aspx?FilmID=883
Bibliography
edit- Wingrove, David. Science Fiction Film Source Book (Longman Group Limited, 1985)