Crack in the World (1965)

Directed by

Andrew Marton

Genre

science fiction film, disaster film, apocalyptic film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 75 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Scientists try to tap geothermal energy by launching a nuclear missile into the Earth's crust. Their experiment goes wrong and starts a crack that threatens to split the planet in two.

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What happens

Crack in the World is a 1965 American science-fiction disaster film directed by Andrew Marton and starring Dana Andrews, Janette Scott, Kieron Moore and Alexander Knox. It is about scientists who launch a nuclear missile into the Earth's crust, to release the geothermal energy of the magma below; but accidentally unleash a cataclysmic destruction that threatens to sever the earth in two. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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