Satan's Triangle (1975) (TV)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Sutton Roley

Writer:

William Read Woodfield (writer)

Release Date:

14 January 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery

Plot:

The female survivor of a shipwreck and two Coast Guard helicopter pilots sent to rescue her find themselves trapped in a mysterious part of the ocean known as Satan's Triangle. |

Plot Keywords:

Ocean | Murder | Stranger | Bermuda Triangle | Ship Wreck

Cast

Kim Novak	...	Eva
Doug McClure	...	Lt. J. Haig
Alejandro Rey	...	Father Peter Martin
Jim Davis	...	Hal Bancroft
Ed Lauter	...	Strickland
Michael Conrad	...	Lt. Cmdr. Pagnolini
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tom Dever	...	Miami Rescue Radio Officer
Trent Dolan	...	Miami Rescue Lieutenant
Zitto Kazann	...	Juano
Hank Stohl	...	Coast Guard Capt. Dunnock
Titos Vandis	...	Salao

Runtime:

USA:74 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Channel Islands, California, USA

Company:

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

I remember seeing this the "second" time it was on

I remember when this was second run (it was part of some weekly TV-movie series, similar to the NBC Mystery Movie but without the recurring characters). I missed the original running, but a lot of kids at school were talking about it the next morning, so when reruns came around (maybe 6 months later), I made sure to watch it.

I remember that it was eerie (not really frightening, but more suspenseful), especially the twist at the end (won't give it away). Probably not the best movie for a nine-year-or-so-old kid to see on his own (thanks to my parents having friends over to play bridge or something, I got to see it on colour TV instead of my dad's old b/w) but at least I had something to talk about the next day at school, with all the other kids who missed it the first time! Had no idea who the actors were at the time, but Doug McClure's acting was the best. Everyone else's wasn't terrific, but good enough for TV, and the writing was stellar - too bad they churn out such junk and charge you $8 or whatever it is now, when you used to see good stuff for "free" (you just had to put up with commercials).

Would like to see it again, because the rerun (1976?) was the last time I saw it.