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Around the World Under the Sea

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Around the World Under the Sea
Around the World Under the Sea film poster by Frank McCarthy
Directed byAndrew Marton (main unit)
Ricou Browning (underwater sequences)
Written byElmer Parsons
Screenplay byArt Arthur
Arthur Weiss
Produced byBen Chapman
Andrew Marton
Ivan Tors
StarringLloyd Bridges
Brian Kelly
CinematographyClifford H. Poland Jr.
Edited byWarren Adams
Music byHarry Sukman
Distributed byMGM
Release date
  • June 22, 1966 (1966-06-22)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Around the World Under the Sea is a 1966 science-fiction film directed by Andrew Marton and starring Lloyd Bridges, Marshall Thompson, Shirley Eaton, Gary Merrill and David McCallum. It follows the adventures of a crew of the deep-diving nuclear-powered civilian research submarine Hydronaut making a submerged circumnavigation of the world to plant monitoring sensors on the ocean floor that will help scientists predict impending earthquakes. Although Jules Verne is not credited by the filmmakers, his influence can be seen throughout the film.[example needed]

Plot

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After the destruction of much of coastal Turkey, an American-led crew of experts from around the world pilots a five-person submarine traveling the world oceans, planting sensors on the ocean floor to warn scientists of impending earthquakes. The mission was made necessary as tidal waves have been causing destruction all over the world.

Along the way, the crew must deal with underwater exploding volcanoes and giant eels. The crew members are often at odds, especially when one wants to use the submarine to reach a shipwreck that holds a safe containing diamonds and pearls.

Cast

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Reception

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In a contemporary review for The New York Times, critic Bosley Crowther wrote a scathingly sarcastic review of Around the World Under the Sea:

A deplorable lack of imagination is apparent ... Here is an underwater saga in which the crew of the crucial submarine includes four prominent television actors who are all stars in popular series and one beautiful blonde ... And what do they do? Do they quarrel over how to control that submarine or perform their skim-diving maneuvers, based on their experiences in their television shows? ... Not at all. They don't even mention their respective TV shows or occasionally make pointed reference to their ratings in order to assert themselves. ... What a chance was missed by Andrew Marton and the fellows who wrote the script! What were they trying to make these actors act like—people? Didn't they realize these are personalities?[1]

Adaptation

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  • Dell Movie Classic: Around the World Under the Sea (December 1966)[2][3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Crowther, Bosley (1966-07-21). "Screen: Submarine Saga Hits Bottom". The New York Times. p. 20.
  2. ^ Dell Movie Classic: Around the World Under the Sea at the Grand Comics Database
  3. ^ Dell Movie Classic: Around the World Under the Sea at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)

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