Around the World Under the Sea (1966/I)

Director:

Andrew Marton

Writers:

Elmer Parsons (story)
Arthur Weiss (writer) ...

Release Date:

22 June 1966 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure

Tagline:

Hold your breath for the buggest undersea adventure of all

Plot:

The crew of a five-man submarine travels the world oceans, planting sensors on the ocean floor to warn scientists of any impending earthquakes. |

Plot Keywords:

Earthquake | Submarine | Guinea Pig | Manta Ray | Blonde

Cast

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 Dilligence
Jack Ewalt	...	Jack Smith, mining platform superintendant
George De Vries	...	Coast Guard Lieutenant
Tony Gulliver	...	Officer

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (Westrex Recording System) (70 mm prints) | Mono (35 mm prints)

Certification:

Finland:K-8 | Norway:11 | Sweden:11 | USA:G (1972) | Australia:G

Filming Locations:

Greenwich Studios - 12100 Ivan Tors Boulevard, Miami, Florida, USA

Company:

Ivan Tors Productions

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: On the deck of the submarine after swimming in the ocean, Maggie removes her bikini top clearly leaving her back bare. As she puts on the bathrobe we can clearly see the lines of a bra across her back under the bathrobe.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Around the World Under the Sea (1966/II)

If you are a fan of "diverting natural disaster" films – you will enjoy this one.

Enhanced by beautiful underwater cinematography – complements of Clifford Pollard – Lloyd Bridges gave a spectacular performance recapturing my fond memories of "Sea Hunt". I seem to be giving this film the only positive comments however, I really did enjoy the adventure, suspense, and even the somewhat "campy" personal interaction between the characters. Also, excellent performances by David McCallum and Brian Kelly – whom I remember very fondly from "Man from Uncle" and "Flipper". I found the plot as plausible as other "diverting natural disaster" type films both present and past. As the film begins, increased seismic activity throughout the world is threatening to produce more frequent and stronger earthquakes. Lloyd Bridges and his well trained crew – scientists and experts in their own fields – borrow a submarine from the military to place sensors in the ocean for early worldwide earthquake detection. Going along for the ride with the 4 men and 1 woman crew were 2 scientific experimental guinea pigs. Disaster threatens the mission a couple of times when a giant sea inhabitant becomes entangled in the sub after trying to eat one of the crew. Also, an underwater volcano erupts burying half of the sub in molten lava. However, quick thinking and fast action from our heroes bring a happy ending to the story. If you are a fan of "diverting natural disaster" films – you will enjoy this one – however – you need to catch it on TV because there is no DVD available and VHS is very limited.