The Atomic Submarine (1959)
- Directed by
- Spencer Gordon Bennet
- Genre
- horror film, science fiction film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 09m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 5.3 of 10 from 49 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A nuclear submarine is sent to investigate attacks on ships by a strange underwater object. The crew discovers it is an alien spacecraft and must find a way to stop it.
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What happens
The Atomic Submarine is a 1959 independent, American black-and-white science-fiction film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and starring Arthur Franz, Dick Foran, Brett Halsey, Joi Lansing and Jean Moorhead, with John Hilliard as the voice of the alien. The film was produced by Alex Gordon and distributed by Allied Artists Pictures Corporation. The storyline of The Atomic Submarine concerns an alien invasion that begins when an underwater UFO (or USO – Unidentified Submerged Object) attacks the world's shipping for unknown reasons. The film showcases the then-new technology of nuclear submarines, and follows the crew and scientists aboard the atomic-powered USS Tigershark, which has been ordered to hunt down the mysterious underwater saucer and stop its disruption of sea commerce. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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