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December 1959 (Austria)
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A flying boat has to ditch off an island in the Pacific. Along with the injured owner-pilot the passengers...
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Enjoyable and obscure Atomic Age thriller
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Cast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | Richard Attenborough | ... | Whitey Mullen |
 | Pier Angeli | ... | Teresa |
| John Gregson | ... | Captain John 'Jack' Bennett |
| Eva Bartok | ... | Maria |
| Eddie Constantine | ... | Mark |
| Gunnar Möller | ... | Dr. Strauss |
| Jean Anderson | ... | Miss Shaw |
| Cec Linder | ... | Willy |
| Clifford Evans | ... | Peterson |
| Harold Kasket | ... | Monk (as Harold Kaskett) |
| Andrew Faulds | ... | Sea Captain |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Tom Bowman | ... | Alberto (uncredited) |
| Cyril Shaps | ... | Louis (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Guy Green | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Bryan Forbes | dialogue | |
| Gilbert Thomas | story | |
| Robert Westerby | writer | |
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| Patrick Filmer-Sankey | .... | producer | |
| John G. Nasht | .... | producer (as John Nasht) | |
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| Georges Auric | |||
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| Wilkie Cooper | |||
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| Arthur Stevens | |||
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| George Provis | |||
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| Jim Dunlevy | |||
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| George Partleton | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Charles Leeds | .... | production manager | |
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| Jimmy Komisarjevsky | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Peter James | .... | set dresser (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Bill Daniels | .... | sound recordist | |
| Alastair McIntyre | .... | sound editor | |
| Gordon K. McCallum | .... | sound mixer (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Dudley Lovell | .... | camera operator | |
| Joe Pearce | .... | still photographer (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Lambert Williamson | .... | conductor | |
Other crew | |||
| Rita Davison | .... | continuity | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors (1959) (UK) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures (1960) (USA) (theatrical)
- Sinister Cinema (1999) (USA) (VHS)
- Rank Film Distributors (1960) (Canada) (theatrical)
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"S.O.S. Pacific" - USA (poster title)
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90 min | USA:92 min
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In 1960, Universal Pictures distributed this film on a double bill with Dinosaurus! (1960).See more »
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SOS Pacific is one those good movies that is rather hold to get hold of and have to rely it coming on the telly as it isn't available on video or DVD anywhere. I taped this in about 2001 when BBC2 screened it one afternoon and I'm pleased I kept it.
A boat-plane with a motley collection of passengers on board is forced to crash land into the sea near a remote island after going through a thunderstorm, an on-board fire and then running out of fuel. The passengers include two crooks, a copper, a posh lady and a nuclear physicist. They reach the island by dingy and once on it, start to explore. They discover derelict ships and lead bunkers and then learn that this island is an atomic bomb test site and only have around 5 hours before it goes off. Luckily, a way is come up to stop the bomb from exploding and one of the crooks heads for a smaller island where there is a transmitter which will set the bomb off when a remote control plane passes. The crook needs to divert the radio wave to stop it... He also falls in love with the stewardess, even though she is with the pilot who gets eaten by sharks.
SOS Pacific was made during the Atomic Age and gives you an idea on what could happen if in this situation yourself, a rather frightening one I would imagine.
Now to the excellent cast which includes Dickie Attenborough (Brighton Rock, Jurassic Park), John Gregson (The Titfield Thunderbolt, Genevieve), Pier Angeli, Eva Bartok and Eddie Constantine.
If SOS Pacific ever comes on telly again, tape it as it is certainly worth watching and hard to get hold of. A treat.
Rating: 4 stars out of 5.