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

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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