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Goliath Awaits (TV 1981)During World War II the passenger liner "Goliath" is sunk by a German submarine. Portions of the ship's hull remain airtight, and some of the passengers and crew survive. Over the decades ... See full summary » Director:Kevin Connor |
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Peter Cabot
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John McKenzie
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Adm. Wiley Sloan
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Ronald Bentley
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Dr. Sam Marlowe
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Cmdr. Jeff Selkirk
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Dan Wesker
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Dr. Goldman
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Sen. Oliver Bartholomew
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Mrs. Bartholomew
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Paul Ryker
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Lea McKenzie
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Lew Bascomb
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Dave Winter
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Lori Lethin | ... |
Maria
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During World War II the passenger liner "Goliath" is sunk by a German submarine. Portions of the ship's hull remain airtight, and some of the passengers and crew survive. Over the decades they build a rigidly regulated society completely isolated from the surface world, until in contemporary times a diving team begins to explore the wreck. Written by Marg Baskin <marg@asd.raytheon.ca>
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11 November 1981 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Goliath - Sensation nach 40 Jahren See more »Company Credits
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Dr. Goldman: No.
Dr. Sam Marlowe: Yes, you have, and you've condoned it.
Dr. Goldman: My father... he started it all. The Supreme Council insisted. When he died, I didn't want to know. I couldn't face the truth.
Dr. Sam Marlowe: So you let Wesker & his thugs do it for you. Just like the Nazis.
Dr. Goldman: It was a matter of survival! There were too many mouths to feed.
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The scenes of the "Goliath" at sea are taken from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. The model was first used in Titanic, and refurbished to resemble the Queen Mary. See more »Quotes
Peter Cabot: For years, he's been murdering people, and you've known about it.Dr. Goldman: No.
Dr. Sam Marlowe: Yes, you have, and you've condoned it.
Dr. Goldman: My father... he started it all. The Supreme Council insisted. When he died, I didn't want to know. I couldn't face the truth.
Dr. Sam Marlowe: So you let Wesker & his thugs do it for you. Just like the Nazis.
Dr. Goldman: It was a matter of survival! There were too many mouths to feed.
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Goliath Awaits came out in 1981 and the special effects for it are aging gracefully. The notion of people living in a sunken ocean liner may seem far fetched but as Neil Peart of RUSH wrote "We suspend our disbelief and we are entertained." Director Kevin Connor does a nice job of directing thus helping to salvage a soggy script. The mysterious disease that befalls the passengers of the GOLIATH makes the viewer curious about its origins. Later in the movie it is revealed that the ships Doctor is singling out people that he doesn't approve of. The doctor is of course extremely bigoted and wrong to use euthanasia on the ships passengers. The luxury of unused sheets of paper to the children of the ship is revealed. The Captain of the ship seems well meaning but the thought of using geothermal vents for power and oxygen is far-fetched given the ships level of technology. Who knows if Aliens could be powering underwater spaceships from geothermal vents. If so then the Aliens have accomplished an impressive feat. Goliath Awaits inspires humans to think about living in underwater homes for years at a time. Such an underwater project should be made part of the NASA space program. Humanitys survival in a big bad universe might depend on underwater habitats.
In Goliath Awaits you feel sorry for the passengers stuck shoveling coal at the same time you are wondering why they have never run out of coal. I gave Goliath Awaits a 10 out of 10 for its novel plot.