The Peacemaker (21 Nov. 1965)

Nelson uses the Seaview to witness the detonation of a new bomb developed by the Chinese. No bigger than a milk carton it creates a blast over 70 miles across.

Director:

Sobey Martin

Writers:

Irwin Allen (creator), William Read Woodfield,

Stars:

Richard Basehart, David Hedison, John Cassavetes

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Richard Basehart	...	Admiral Nelson
David Hedison	...	Captain Crane
John Cassavetes	...	Everett Lang
Whit Bissell	...	Connors
Irene Tsu	...	Su Yin
Dale Ishimoto	...	Premier
Allan Hunt	...	Riley
Lloyd Kino	...	Policeman
Terry Becker	...	Chief Sharkey
Walter Woolf King	...	Hansen
George Zaima	...	Scientist
Lee Kolima	...	Junk Captain
George Young	...	Lang's Accomplice
Robert Dowdell	...	Chip Morton (as Bob Dowdell)

Storyline

Nelson uses the Seaview to witness the detonation of a new bomb developed by the Chinese. No bigger than a milk carton it creates a blast over 70 miles across.

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Genres:

Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 November 1965 (USA)

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cambridge Productions, Irwin Allen Productions, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title refers to a Colt single action revolver used in the American West or the B-36 strategic bomber built by Convair and operated by the United States Air Force Strategic Air Command (SAC) in the 1950s.

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Goofs

In the opening sequence, the captain orders the Seaview to the surface. It's shown surfacing rapidly in a near-vertical position, near icebergs in daylight, with about 1/2 of the Seaview's length out of the water. It falls flat to the water's surface and the scene is cut back to the interior where the crew are all at their stations as though nothing has happened. The captain is still standing at the periscope and his coat is still draped over the railing nearby. The paper charts piled on the nearby table aren't all over the room. When the captain and admiral go out of the hatch a few seconds later to observe an enemy's bomb test, it's now dark outside.

User Reviews

A Fine Adventure Show But Nothing More Than That

Everett Lang (John Cassavetes, yes, THE John Cassavetes) announces that the world must disarm in the next 24 hours or he will explode his Lost In Space-ish looking bomb from the submarine Seaview. Last week it was the Leviathan episode which is a very hard act to follow because it was just so good. The Peacemaker is a fine adventure show that has survived a few viewings over the last few decades but, unlike other season two shows, it is NOT a sight and sound wonder that really gets me going. It also features TWO quality guest stars - Cassavetes and Whit Bissell - who are not given scripts that allow them to do much. I read that Cassavetes was not at all happy with this situation and he even walked up to regular cast members saying "Come on, do you guys do this stuff every week?".