| Release Date: | Jul 1961 |
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| Genres: | Adventure / Sci-Fi |
| Runtime: | 105 min |
| Cast: | Walter Pidgeon (Adm. Harriman Nelson), Joan Fontaine (Dr. Susan Hiller) Barbara Eden (Lt Cathy Connors) Peter Lorre (Comm. Lucius Emery) Robert Sterling (Capt. Lee Crane) Michael Ansara (Miguel Alvarez) Frankie Avalon (Lt (j.g.) Danny Romano) Regis Toomey (Dr. Jamieson) John Litel (Vice-Adm. B.J. Crawford) Howard McNear (Congressman Llewellyn Parker) Henry Daniell (Dr. Zucco) Skip Ward (Crew member) Mark Slade (Seaman Jimmy 'Red' Smith) Charles Tannen (CPO Gleason) Del Monroe (Seaman Kowski (as Delbert Monroe)) Anthony Monaco (Cookie) Michael Ford (Crew member) Robert Easton (Sparks) Jonathan Gilmore (Seaman George Young) Richard Adams (Crew Member (uncredited)) Art Baker (UN Commentator (uncredited)) Robert Buckingham (Crew Member (uncredited)) Charles Dierkop (Pilot of the Seaview (uncredited)) George Diestel (Lt. Hodges (uncredited)) John Giovanni (Italian Delegate (uncredited)) Larry Gray (Dr. Newmar (uncredited)) William Herrin (Crew Member (uncredited)) Kendrick Huxham (UN Chairman (uncredited)) David McLean (Ned Thompson (uncredited)) Jimmy Murphy (Crew Member (uncredited)) |
The Seaview is an atomic submarine designed by Admiral Harriman Nelson. On its initial launch some politicians are visiting it to see if all the money they poured into it is worth it. It is while they are at sea that they learn that the belt of radiation covering the Earth is on fire. Nelson is asked to attend some kind of international conference to determine what to do. It is while on route that Nelson comes up with a plan which he presents at the conference. Nelson proposes that if an atomic missile is launched from the Seaview at a precise moment, it will cause it to blow up. Another scientist claims that the belt will burn itself out when it reaches a certain temperature. But Nelson says that if they wait for his proposal, they will miss the window of opportunity that he told them of. Nelson leaves, boards the Seaview, and heads off to make his rendezvous with radiation belt. However, Nelson's driven manner, causes friction between him and Captain Crane, whose relationship with him is more paternal. As they push on, some of the crew members don't want to follow the admiral, and if that wasn't enough, there appears to be saboteur on board.
