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Writers:
Irwin Allen (screenplay) and
Charles Bennett (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
12 July 1961 (USA) more
Plot:
Admiral Nelson takes a brand new atomic submarine through its paces. When the Van Allen radiation belt catches fire... more | add synopsis
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smoke gets in your eyes more (49 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Walter Pidgeon | ... | Adm. Harriman Nelson | |
| Joan Fontaine | ... | Dr. Susan Hiller | |
| Barbara Eden | ... | Lt Cathy Connors | |
| Peter Lorre | ... | Comm. Lucius Emery | |
| Robert Sterling | ... | Capt. Lee Crane | |
| Michael Ansara | ... | Miguel Alvarez | |
| Frankie Avalon | ... | Lt (j.g.) Danny Romano | |
| Regis Toomey | ... | Dr. Jamieson | |
| John Litel | ... | Vice-Adm. B.J. Crawford | |
| Howard McNear | ... | Congressman Parker | |
| Henry Daniell | ... | Dr. Zucco | |
| Skip Ward | ... | Crew member | |
| Mark Slade | ... | Seaman Jimmy 'Red' Smith | |
| Charles Tannen | ... | CPO Gleason | |
| Del Monroe | ... | Kowski (as Delbert Monroe) |
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Also Known As:
Journey to the Bottom of the Sea (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for some perilous situations.
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Runtime:
105 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Canada:PG (Ontario) | West Germany:12 (nf) | USA:Approved (certificate #19888) (original rating) | Canada:PG (video rating) | Australia:G | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11 | UK:U | USA:PG
Filming Locations:
20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Revealing mistakes: When the UN sub is attacking the Seaview, the same shot of two torpedoes missing the Seaview and exploding on an adjacent underwater mountainside is used twice. more
Quotes:
Admiral Nelson:
Alvarez... are you saying that Man must accept destruction even though it's in his power to prevent it?
Alvarez:
It's not for us to judge, Admiral.
Admiral Nelson:
Not to judge, maybe; but we can reason. If God ordains that Man should die without a fight, then why does He give us the will to live?
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Walter Pidgeon leads fellow iconoclasts aboard a giant, futuristic (for 1961) submarine in a desperate race to save the world from firey oblivion. Another reviewer once commented that there was plenty of action but precious little logic in this film, but so what? If one views it as escapist nonsense, it's pretty enjoyable, even if the plot does get a little overheated (sorry, we couldn't resist) toward the end. Van Allen belt catching fire? Absurd. Three thousand foot crush depth for a Thresher-class attack sub? Ridiculous. But again, so what? The effects hold up pretty well, there's a solid cast including Peter Lorre (not his last film but clearly his days were numbered), Michael Ansara, and Frankie Avalon, who was thrown into the mix to attract a younger audience, and, of course, the giant octopus. The octopus scene was actually shot in reverse, since octopi are quite timid and this one could not be coaxed into attaching itself to the submarine for any usable length of time. Seriously though, in spite of bad science and stupendous leaps of questionable logic, "Voyage" is a better than average vintage sci-fi flick. Make a big bowl of popcorn and enjoy the ride!