A Navy Captain uses his experimental Snark to reach a nuclear submarine stuck on an ocean ledge.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Charlton Heston | ... | Capt. Paul Blanchard | |
| David Carradine | ... | Capt. Gates | |
| Stacy Keach | ... | Capt. Bennett | |
| Ned Beatty | ... | Mickey | |
| Stephen McHattie | ... | Danny Murphy | |
| Ronny Cox | ... | Cmdr. David Samuelson | |
| Dorian Harewood | ... | Fowler | |
| Rosemary Forsyth | ... | Vickie Blanchard | |
| Hilly Hicks | ... | Page | |
| Charles Cioffi | ... | Admiral Barnes | |
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William Jordan | ... | Waters |
| Jack Rader | ... | Harkness | |
| Antony Ponzini | ... | Caruso | |
| Michael O'Keefe | ... | Harris | |
| Charles Robinson | ... | McAllister (as Charlie Robinson) | |
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The USS Neptune, a nuclear submarine, is sunk off the coast of Connecticut after a collision with a Norwegian cargo ship. The navy must attempt a potentially dangerous rescue in the hope of saving the lives of the crew. Written by Robbie Smith <robsmith@u.washington.edu>
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nuclear submarine | submarine | collision | rescue | collision at sea |Taglines:
Trapped underwater... with time running out.Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
April 1978 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
S.O.S. - Submarino Nuclear See more »Filming Locations:
Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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Mono (Westrex Recording System) (uncredited)Color:
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2.35 : 1
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The filming model used for the submarine "Neptune" is similar to that used for the "Tigerfish" for Ice Station Zebra (1968) - even down to the identification number "509" on its conning tower. See more »Goofs
When resting on the bottom, the crew are seen on the mess decks watching a movie. In real life, the non-essential crew would have been sent to their bunks and the ship would have been placed on reduced electrical load in order to preserve precious battery power. There would not have been any movies or cooked meals. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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I remember seeing this movie in the theater when it came out and the review in Time magazine. OK I remember one part of what was a positive review. It said that the movie avoids the bane of the disaster genre, the subplot. The best sentence in the review that I think describes the movie perfectly is," It is a job-oriented movie about job-oriented men." I can't think of a better way to describe it. The actors give there best professional naval officer performances (well maybe not Carradine...good performance...not sure about the naval officer part) and the movie sticks its subject, the rescue. An entertaining movie that delivers a straightforward story and there is nothing wrong with that.