Around the World Under the Sea

Around the World Under the Sea is a 1966 science fiction film directed by Andrew Marton and starring Lloyd Bridges, with Marshall Thompson, Shirley Eaton, Gary Merrill, and David McCallum. It follows the adventures of a crew of the deep-diving nuclear-powered civilian research submarine Hydronaut making a submerged circumnavigation of the world to plant monitoring sensors on the ocean floor that will help scientists better predict impending earthquakes. Although Jules Verne isn't credited by the film makers, his influence can be seen throughout the film.

Around the World Under the Sea
Around the World Under the Sea film poster by Frank McCarthy
Directed byAndrew Marton
Produced byBen Chapman
Andrew Marton
Ivan Tors
Written byElmer Parsons
Art Arthur
StarringLloyd Bridges
Brian Kelly
Music byHarry Sukman
CinematographyClifford H. Poland Jr.
Edited byWarren Adams
Distributed byMGM
Release date
  • June 22, 1966 (1966-06-22)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Premise

After the destruction of much of coastal Turkey, a United States led crew of experts from around the world pilots a five-man submarine, traveling the world oceans, planting sensors on the ocean floor to warn scientists of any impending earthquakes.

Along the way the crew must deal with underwater exploding volcanoes and giant eels. In addition, the crew often does not get along. The mission was made necessary as tidal waves have been causing destruction all over the world.

Cast
Actor Role
Lloyd BridgesDr. Doug Standish
Brian KellyDr. Craig Mosby
Shirley EatonDr. Margaret E. 'Maggie' Hanford
David McCallumDr. Philip Volker
Keenan WynnHank Stahl
Marshall ThompsonDr. Orin Hillyard
Gary MerrillDr. August 'Gus' Boren
Ron HayesBrinkman
George ShibataProf. Uji Hamaru
Donald LintonVice President of the USA
Frank LoganCaptain of the Diligence
Don WellsSonar Man on the Diligence
Jack EwaltJack Smith, Mining Platform Superintendent
George De VriesCoast Guard Lieutenant
Tony GulliverOfficer
Joey CarterTechnician
Celeste YarnallSecretary
Paul GrayPilot

Comic book adaption
  • Dell Movie Classic: Around the World Under the Sea (December 1966)[1][2]

Reception

Moria gave the film 2 and 1/2 stars, praising the underwater camera work but finding the story lacking.[3] The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction found the movie hackneyed, but that the underwater sequences filmed by Ricou Browning to be good, [4] Film Affinity found the movie to have its moments but that overall the movie was boring. [5]

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See also

References
  1. Dell Movie Classic: Around the World Under the Sea at the Grand Comics Database
  2. Dell Movie Classic: Around the World Under the Sea at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
  3. http://www.moriareviews.com/sciencefiction/around-the-world-under-the-sea-1966.htm
  4. http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/around_the_world_under_the_sea
  5. Around the World Under the Sea Retrieved 6/15/2020 http://www.aveleyman.com/FilmCredit.aspx?FilmID=883

Bibliography
  • Wingrove, David. Science Fiction Film Source Book (Longman Group Limited, 1985)
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