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Summary
When an underwater ocean lab is lost in a earthquake, an advanced submarine is sent down to find it and encounters terrible danger.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Kids
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 31GoodWatch 37
IMDb4.4
Audience score17%
Running time
1 h 38 min
A typical length for action movies, −10 min on the typical 108
typical 10898Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 4 more
Released
1973
June 26, 1973
53 years ago
Genres
ActionScience FictionLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Canada
Rated
- GUnited States
Yes: it's rated G in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalKidsPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism
and 11 more20 people
- Ben GazzaraCmdr. Adrian Blake
- Walter PidgeonDr. Samuel Andrews
- Ernest BorgnineChief Diver Don MacKay
- Yvette MimieuxDr. Leah Jansen
- Donnelly RhodesDiver Bob Cousins
- Chris WigginsCapt. Williams
- Michael J. ReynoldsDr. Hal Hamilton
- Mark WalkerDiver Dave Moulton
Leslie CarlsonBrigs, Triton Radioman
Stuart GillardDiver Phil Bradley- EMEd McGibbonDr. Norton Shepherd
- DRDavid RentonWarrant Officer
Joan GregsonDobson- DYDavid YorstonDiver Stephens
Ken PogueDiver Thomas- DMDave MannHawkes
- FPFrank PerrySub Captain
Kei FujiwaraKay, lab technician
Dan MacDonaldLt. Hobbs, Halifax day officer- RWRichard WhelanRadio Officer
Directing · 2
- Daniel Petrie Director
- Frank Ernst Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Jack DeWitt Writer
Production · 6
- David Perlmutter Executive Producer
- Harold Greenberg Executive Producer
- Sandy Howard Producer
- Gerry Arbeid Production Manager
- Patricia Payne Casting Director
- Deanne Judson Unit Manager
Camera · 1
- Harry Makin Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Stan Cole Editor
- Alan Kondo Assistant Editor
Sound · 5
- Lalo Schifrin Original Music Composer
- Kenneth Heeley-Ray Sound Editor
- Austin Grimaldi Sound Mixer
- Patrick Drummond Assistant Sound Editor
- Joe Grimaldi Sound Mixer
Art · 3
- Dennis Lynton Clark Production Design
- Jack McAdam Production Design
- Edwin Watkins Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Marcel Carpenter Wardrobe Supervisor
- Christopher Tucker Makeup Artist
- Debi Weldon Wardrobe Assistant
- Bill Morgan Makeup Artist
Other crew · 3
- Lee Howard Special Effects
- Warren Keillor Special Effects
- Bill Hansard Projection
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