Around the World Under the Sea

1966 film by Andrew Marton

Around the World Under the Sea

Around the World Under the Sea film poster by Frank McCarthy

Directed by| Andrew Marton (main unit)
Ricou Browning (underwater sequences)
Written by| Elmer Parsons
Screenplay by| Art Arthur
Arthur Weiss
Produced by| Ben Chapman
Andrew Marton
Ivan Tors
Starring| Lloyd Bridges
Brian Kelly
Cinematography| Clifford H. Poland Jr.
Edited by| Warren Adams
Music by| Harry Sukman
Distributed by| MGM

Release date

* June 22, 1966 (1966-06-22)

Running time

| 110 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

Around the World Under the Sea is a 1966 science fiction film directed by Andrew Marton and starring Lloyd Bridges, with 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 better predict impending earthquakes. Although Jules Verne is not credited by the filmmakers, his influence can be seen throughout the film.

## Plot

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After the destruction of much of coastal Turkey, a United States 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 any impending earthquakes.

Along the way the crew must deal with underwater exploding volcanoes and giant eels. In addition, the crew often does not get along especially when a crewmember wants to use the submarine to reach a shipwreck that holds a safe containing diamonds and pearls. The mission was made necessary as tidal waves have been causing destruction all over the world.

## Cast

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Actor  | Role

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Lloyd Bridges | Dr. Doug Standish
Brian Kelly | Dr. Craig Mosby
Shirley Eaton | Dr. Margaret E. 'Maggie' Hanford
David McCallum | Dr. Philip Volker
Keenan Wynn | Hank Stahl
Marshall Thompson | Dr. Orin Hillyard
Gary Merrill | Dr. August 'Gus' Boren
Ron Hayes | Brinkman
George Shibata | Prof. Uji Hamaru
Donald Linton | Vice President of the USA
Frank Logan | Captain of the Diligence
Don Wells | Sonar Man on the Diligence
Jack Ewalt | Jack Smith, Mining Platform Superintendent
George De Vries | Coast Guard Lieutenant
Tony Gulliver | Officer
Joey Carter | Technician
Celeste Yarnall | Secretary
Paul Gray | Pilot

## Comic book adaptation

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* Dell Movie Classic: Around the World Under the Sea (December 1966)[1][2]

## Reception

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Moria gave the film 2 and 1/2 stars, praising the underwater camera work but finding the story lacking.[3] The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction found the movie hackneyed, but that the underwater sequences filmed by Ricou Browning to be good,[4] Film Affinity found the movie to have its moments but that overall the movie was boring.[5]

## See also

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* List of underwater science fiction works
* List of American films of 1966

## References

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1. ^ Dell Movie Classic: Around the World Under the Sea at the Grand Comics Database
2. ^ Dell Movie Classic: Around the World Under the Sea at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
3. ^ "Around the World Under the Sea (1966)". 5 March 2001.
4. ^ "SFE: Around the World under the Sea".
5. ^ Around the World Under the Sea Retrieved 6/15/2020 http://www.aveleyman.com/FilmCredit.aspx?FilmID=883

### Bibliography

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* Wingrove, David. Science Fiction Film Source Book (Longman Group Limited, 1985)

## External links

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* Around the World Under the Sea at IMDb
* Around the World Under the Sea at the TCM Movie Database
* Around the World Under the Sea at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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Films directed by Andrew Marton

* Two O'Clock in the Morning (1929)
* The Night Without Pause (1931)
* Johnny Steals Europe (1932)
* North Pole, Ahoy (1934)
* Demon of the Himalayas (1935)
* Miss President (1935)
* Wolf's Clothing (1936)
* The Secret of Stamboul (1936)
* School for Husbands (1937)
* A Little Bit of Heaven (1940)
* Gentle Annie (1944)
* Gallant Bess (1946)
* King Solomon's Mines (1950)
* Storm Over Tibet (1951)
* The Devil Makes Three (1952)
* The Wild North (1952)
* Prisoner of War (1954)
* Men of the Fighting Lady (1954)
* Green Fire (1954)
* Seven Wonders of the World (1956)
* Underwater Warrior (1958)
* Oh Islam (1961)
* It Happened in Athens (1962)
* The Longest Day (1962)
* 55 Days at Peking (1963, uncredited)
* The Thin Red Line (1964)
* Crack in the World (1965)
* Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion (1965)
* Around the World Under the Sea (1966)
* Birds Do It (1966)
* Africa Texas Style (1967)

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