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Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea poster
Directed by
Irwin Allen
Genre
science fiction film, disaster film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
PG
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 144 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A nuclear submarine crew races to stop a burning radiation belt from destroying Earth. The film follows the captain's desperate attempts to save humanity while dealing with mutiny on board.

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What happens

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea is a 1961 American science fiction disaster film, produced and directed by Irwin Allen, and starring Walter Pidgeon and Robert Sterling. The supporting cast includes Peter Lorre, Joan Fontaine, Barbara Eden, Michael Ansara, and Frankie Avalon. The film's storyline was written by Irwin Allen and Charles Bennett. The opening title credits theme song was sung by Avalon. The film was distributed by 20th Century Fox. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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