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 ...
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Title: Goliath Awaits (TV Movie 1981)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Eddie Albert | ... | Adm. Wiley Sloan | |
| John Carradine | ... | Ronald Bentley | |
| Alex Cord | ... | Dr. Sam Marlowe | |
| Robert Forster | ... | Cmdr. Jeff Selkirk | |
| Frank Gorshin | ... | Dan Wesker | |
| Mark Harmon | ... | Peter Cabot | |
| Christopher Lee | ... | John McKenzie | |
| Jean Marsh | ... | Dr. Goldman | |
| John McIntire | ... | Sen. Oliver Bartholomew | |
| Jeanette Nolan | ... | Mrs. Sarah Bartholomew | |
| Duncan Regehr | ... | Paul Ryker | |
| Emma Samms | ... | Lea McKenzie | |
| Alan Fudge | ... | Lew Bascomb | |
| George Innes | ... | Dave Winter | |
| John Ratzenberger | ... | Bill Sweeney | |
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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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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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Written by Milton Ager and Jack Yellen
Performed by the Ovaltineys
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The scenes of the "Goliath" at sea are taken from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953). The model was first used in Titanic (1953), and refurbished to resemble the Queen Mary. See more »Goofs
In the beginning one of the techs has a side-scan sonar image of the R.M.S. Goliath in profile, as if were laying on its side. We later see that the Goliath is upright on the ocean floor. 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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Released on video at 110 minutes. See more »Soundtracks
Happy Days Are Here AgainWritten by Milton Ager and Jack Yellen
Performed by the Ovaltineys
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
11 November 1981 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
'Goliat' czeka See more »Company Credits
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WPIX (Channel 11 in NYC) used to show this movie when I was a kid and I always loved it. WPIX had all those schlocky graphics for their 8 O'clock movie. I also recall them showing this on Saturday or Sunday afternoons. I think I saw it about 4 times in total.
Fascinating story.
I haven't seen it in 20 years probably but would love to see it again.
I loved the music -- there was some big band numbers that they tended to repeat over and over again -- presumably because they were the only songs they knew how to play.
I seem to recall the production quality was a bit weak but it was pure fantasy so who really cared.