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Battle Beneath the Earth

  • 19671967
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 31m
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4.5/10
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Martin Benson, Kerwin Mathews, and Viviane Ventura in Battle Beneath the Earth (1967)
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A Chinese general goes berserk and has a system of tunnels dug all the way from China to USA, under the Pacific Ocean. The man who has discovered this is locked up because they think he is i... Read allA Chinese general goes berserk and has a system of tunnels dug all the way from China to USA, under the Pacific Ocean. The man who has discovered this is locked up because they think he is insane. US Navy soldiers go underground to repel the invaders.A Chinese general goes berserk and has a system of tunnels dug all the way from China to USA, under the Pacific Ocean. The man who has discovered this is locked up because they think he is insane. US Navy soldiers go underground to repel the invaders.
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
921
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    • Montgomery Tully
    • Charles F. Vetter(original story by)
  • Stars
    • Kerwin Mathews
    • Viviane Ventura
    • Robert Ayres
    • Montgomery Tully
    • Charles F. Vetter(original story by)
  • Stars
    • Kerwin Mathews
    • Viviane Ventura
    • Robert Ayres
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 37User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
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    Kerwin Mathews and Viviane Ventura in Battle Beneath the Earth (1967)
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    Kerwin Mathews
    Kerwin Mathews
    • Commander Jonathan Shaw
    Viviane Ventura
    Viviane Ventura
    • Tila Yung
    Robert Ayres
    Robert Ayres
    • Admiral Felix Hillebrand
    Peter Arne
    Peter Arne
    • Arnold Kramer
    Al Mulock
    • Sergeant Marvin Mulberry
    Martin Benson
    Martin Benson
    • General Chan Lu
    Peter Elliott
    • Kengh Lee
    Earl Cameron
    Earl Cameron
    • Sergeant Seth Hawkins
    John Brandon
    John Brandon
    • Major Frank Cannon
    Ed Bishop
    Ed Bishop
    • Lt. Cmdr. Vance Cassidy
    • (as Edward Bishop)
    Bill Nagy
    Bill Nagy
    • Colonel Talbot Wilson
    Sarah Brackett
    Sarah Brackett
    • Meg Webson
    Paula Li Shiu
    • Dr. Arnn
    David Spenser
    • Major Chai
    Michael McStay
    • Train Commander
    Carl Jaffe
    Carl Jaffe
    • Dr. Galissi
    Norma West
    Norma West
    • Susan Kramer
    Larry Cross
    Larry Cross
    • Broadcaster
      • Montgomery Tully
      • Charles F. Vetter(original story by) (screenplay by)
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    • Trivia
      The yellow cars that are driven underground were World War II-era German military vehicles made by Volkswagen, called a "Kübelwagen." The car wasn't sold to the public until 1971, where it was renamed the "Thing" in the USA, and "Trekker" in the UK.
    • Goofs
      In the opening scene in the police car the back projection is shown flipped so that all the store names read backwards. This is probably because the scenes were shot in Britain, who drive on the left, but set in the USA, who drive on the right.
    • Quotes

      Arnold Kramer: You fool! They're twenty years ahead of us! They've got tunneling machines! They're coming in under us and you sit there like an idiot!

      Cmdr. Jonathan Shaw: Easy...

      Arnold Kramer: Don't you understand they're after us? They're going to wipe us out!

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      Featured in Out of this World Super Shock Show (2007)

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    5/10
    An odd plot and a film where the Chinese and Americans are neither Chinese nor American!
    "Battle Beneath the Earth" is an enjoyable film. But just because I enjoyed watching it does not mean that it's a particularly good nor intelligently made movie! After all, the plot is utterly ridiculous and the 'Chinese' in the film look about as Chinese as Steven Seagal or Bela Lugosi!

    The story begins with a seemingly insane man ranting and raving in Las Vegas about sounds he's hearing beneath the pavement. Eventually, however, they realize that the man should be released from the asylum because there IS something going on under the ground....and it's a Dr. No-like Chinese general who is bent on world domination! Can he be stopped?

    As I mentioned above, the Chinese in the film are certainly NOT Chinese but are Brits with Bela Lugosi hairdos and bits of prosthetic material around their eyes to make them look Asian! While the Americans are all played by Brits isn't that badly done, the Chinese in the film were embarrassingly bad. Plus the notion of Chinese folks tunneling from China throughout America....utterly silly and impossible. But despite all this, the film is fun and enjoyable...provided you first turn off your brain!
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    • Release date
      • May 15, 1968 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • MGM British Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Reynolds-Vetter Productions Ltd.
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    • 1 hour 31 minutes
      • Mono

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