The Atomic Submarine: Saving the World on a Shoestring Budget
By January 22, 2007
Spencer Gordon Bennet’s The Atomic Submarine has always been a guilty pleasure of mine. It is . . . Read more »
Film Info
- United States
- 1959
- 72 minutes
- Black and White
- 1.33:1
- English
- Spine #366
When a nuclear-powered submarine, the Tiger Shark, sets out to investigate a series of mysterious disappearances near the Arctic Circle, its fearless crew finds itself besieged by electrical storms, an Unidentified Floating Saucer, and lots of hairy tentacles.
Cast
| Commander Richard “Reef” Holloway | Arthur Franz |
| Captain Dan Wendover | Dick Foran |
| Dr. Carl Neilsen | Brett Halsey |
| Lieutenant David Milburn | Paul Dubov |
| CPO “Griff” Griffin | Bob Steele |
| Dr. Clifford Kent | Victor Varconi |
| Julie | Joi Lansing |
| Admiral Terhune | Selmer Jackson |
Credits
| Director | Spencer G. Bennet |
| Producer | Alex Gordon |
| Screenplay | Orville H. Hampton |
| Co-producer | Henry Schrage |
| In association with | Irving Block and Jack Rabin |
| Associate producer | Orville H. Hampton |
| Cinematography | Gilbert Warrenton |
| Music | Alexander Laszlo |
| Editing | William Austin |
| Art direction | Don Ament and Dan Haller |
| Special effects | Irving Block, Louis DeWitt and Jack Rabin |
Disc Features
- New, restored high-definition digital transfer
- Audio commentary by producer Alex Gordon and writer Tom Weaver
- New video interview with actor Brett Halsey
- Original theatrical trailers and radio spots
- Stills galleries featuring production and publicity photographs
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: A booklet featuring new essays by Bruce Eder and Michael Lennick
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Spencer Gordon Bennet’s The Atomic Submarine has always been a guilty pleasure of mine. It is . . . Read more »
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The Atomic Submarine: Saving the World on a Shoestring Budget
By January 22, 2007
Spencer Gordon Bennet’s The Atomic Submarine has always been a guilty pleasure of mine. It is . . . Read more »
