Battle Beneath the Earth (1967)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Montgomery Tully

Writers:

Charles F. Vetter (original story by) (as L.Z. Hargreaves), Charles F. Vetter (screenplay by) (as L.Z. Hargreaves)

Stars:

Kerwin Mathews, Viviane Ventura, Robert Ayres

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kerwin Mathews	...	Commander Jonathan Shaw
Viviane Ventura	...	Tila Yung
Robert Ayres	...	Admiral Felix Hillebrand
Peter Arne	...	Arnold Kramer
Al Mulock	...	Sergeant Marvin Mulberry
Martin Benson	...	General Chan Lu
Peter Elliott	...	Kengh Lee
Earl Cameron	...	Sergeant Seth Hawkins
John Brandon	...	Major Frank Cannon
Ed Bishop	...	Lt. Cmdr. Vance Cassidy (as Edward Bishop)
Bill Nagy	...	Colonel Talbot Wilson
Sarah Brackett	...	Meg Webson
Paula Li Shiu	...	Dr. Arnn
David Spenser	...	Major Chai
Michael McStay	...	Train Commander

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

psychotronic film | las vegas nevada | slot machine | reference to the korean war | airport | 

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Taglines:

An Incredible Battle Is Raging Right Under Your Feet!

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Genres:

Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Vintage British General Post Office telephones--e.g. models 746--are clearly visible throughout the film sitting on desks of the U.S. military which, of course, is ridiculous.

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Goofs

If the government was forced to require everyone in America to be quiet so the sonic sensors could find the enemy tunnels , surely they would do so at night.

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Quotes

Dr. Arnn: Red is green and green is red! The east is sunrise, and the west is dead!

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Connections

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

User Reviews

British And Not Very Proud Of It

This a British film attempting to pretend to everyone and fooling no one that it`s a big budget Hollywood movie . It starts with a couple of Las Vegas cops with laughably bad American accents getting a report of a disturbance . Cut to some stock footage of Vegas with the cop car stopping beside a sidewalk that was obviously filmed inside a studio . Every expense has been spared with BATTLE BENEATH THE EARTH . Despite being set in the 1960s all the American troops have firearms and wear kit from the second world war while those nasty Chinese commies have death rays that are obviously flash lights , and in order to save on importing Chinese actors we have caucasians playing oriental villains . Why couldn`t they have employed Burt Kwouk ( Kato from THE PINK PANTHER movies ) I ask myself ?

There is some enjoyment to be had from BATTLE BENEATH THE EARTH since it`s one of those " So bad it`s good " type films complete with absolutely ridiculous scenes that defy logic such as GIs` being able to defuse atomic bombs and people managing to outrun the blast from a nuclear explosion

Details

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 May 1968 (USA)

Also Known As:

Battle Beneath the Earth

Filming Locations:

MGM British Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Reynolds-Vetter Productions Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1