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Around the World Under the Sea
Around the World Under the Sea film poster by Frank McCarthy
Directed byAndrew Marton (main unit)
Ricou Browning (underwater sequences)
Written byElmer Parsons
Screenplay byArt Arthur
Arthur Weiss
Produced byBen Chapman
Andrew Marton
Ivan Tors
StarringLloyd Bridges
Brian Kelly
CinematographyClifford H. Poland Jr.
Edited byWarren Adams
Music byHarry Sukman
Distributed byMGM
Release date
  • June 22, 1966 (1966-06-22)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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.

Plot

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After 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

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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

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  • Dell Movie Classic: Around the World Under the Sea (December 1966)[1][2]

Reception

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Moria 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

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References

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  1. ^ Dell Movie Classic: Around the World Under the Sea at the Grand Comics Database
  2. ^ Dell Movie Classic: Around the World Under the Sea at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
  3. ^ "Around the World Under the Sea (1966)". 5 March 2001.
  4. ^ "SFE: Around the World under the Sea".
  5. ^ Around the World Under the Sea Retrieved 6/15/2020 http://www.aveleyman.com/FilmCredit.aspx?FilmID=883

Bibliography

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