Synopsis
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
From the Current
The Atomic Submarine:
Saving the World on a Shoestring Budget
by
Jan 22, 2007
Spencer Gordon Bennet’s The Atomic Submarine has always been a guilty pleasure of mine. It is easy enough to dismiss the film as kiddie matinee fare but, really, what science fiction–adventure movie from the 1950s wasn’t intended, at some level, to reach that audience? And, indeed, that...
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