"Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (1964) TV series 1964-1968

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Creator:

Irwin Allen
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

14 September 1964 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Sci-Fi

Plot:

The submarine Seaview is commissioned to investigate the mysteries of the seas. Usually it finds more problems than answers...

Plot Keywords:

Submarine | Ocean | Time Travel | US Navy | Based On Film

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

David Hedison	...	Capt. Lee B. Crane / ... (110 episodes, 1964-1968)
Richard Basehart	...	Adm. Harriman Nelson / ... (108 episodes, 1964-1968)
Robert Dowdell	...	Lt. Comdr. Chip Morton / ... (107 episodes, 1964-1968)
Del Monroe	...	Kowalski / ... (84 episodes, 1964-1967)
Terry Becker	...	Chief Francis Ethelbert Sharkey (58 episodes, 1965-1967)
Paul Trinka	...	Patterson / ... (48 episodes, 1964-1967)

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Series Directed by
Jus Addiss		(16 episodes, 1966-1968)
Jerry Hopper		(15 episodes, 1965-1968)
Sobey Martin		(14 episodes, 1964-1966)
Harry Harris		(12 episodes, 1965-1967)
Leonard Horn		(9 episodes, 1964-1966)
Felix E. Feist		(6 episodes, 1964-1965)
Robert Sparr		(5 episodes, 1967-1968)
James Goldstone		(4 episodes, 1964-1965)
Gerald Mayer		(4 episodes, 1966-1967)
Nathan Juran		(3 episodes, 1965-1966)
Sutton Roley		(3 episodes, 1966)
Charles R. Rondeau		(3 episodes, 1968)
Laslo Benedek		(2 episodes, 1964-1965)
Irwin Allen		(2 episodes, 1964)
John Brahm		(2 episodes, 1964)
Alex March		(2 episodes, 1965-1966)

Series Writing credits
Irwin Allen		(88 episodes, 1964-1967)
William Welch		(34 episodes, 1964-1968)
William Read Woodfield		(14 episodes, 1965-1966)
Charles Bennett		(7 episodes, 1965-1968)
Allan Balter		(7 episodes, 1965-1966)
Robert Hamner		(6 episodes, 1964-1968)
Hendrik Vollaerts		(6 episodes, 1965-1967)
Al Gail		(5 episodes, 1965-1968)
Sidney Marshall		(5 episodes, 1965-1968)
John Hawkins		(4 episodes, 1965-1967)
Ward Hawkins		(4 episodes, 1965-1967)
Robert Vincent Wright		(4 episodes, 1965-1966)
Arthur Weiss		(4 episodes, 1967-1968)
Donn Mullally		(3 episodes, 1966-1967)
Richard H. Landau		(2 episodes, 1964-1965)
Don Brinkley		(2 episodes, 1964)
Berne Giler		(2 episodes, 1964)
George Reed		(2 episodes, 1965-1966)
Jack Gross Jr.		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Irwin Allen	....	producer (97 episodes, 1964-1967)
Bruce Fowler Jr.	....	associate producer (38 episodes, 1966-1967)
Frank La Tourette	....	associate producer (21 episodes, 1965-1966)
William Welch	....	associate producer (19 episodes, 1965-1966)
Joseph Gantman	....	associate producer (16 episodes, 1964-1965)
Allan Balter	....	associate producer (15 episodes, 1964-1965)

Series Original Music by
Lennie Hayton		(8 episodes, 1965-1967)
Paul Sawtell		(7 episodes, 1964-1965)
Leith Stevens		(7 episodes, 1965-1967)
Alexander Courage		(5 episodes, 1964-1966)
Hugo Friedhofer		(4 episodes, 1964)
Harry Geller		(2 episodes, 1967)
Irving Gertz		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Winton C. Hoch		(51 episodes, 1964-1966)
Robert J. Bronner		(35 episodes, 1966-1967)
Carl E. Guthrie		(8 episodes, 1965-1966)
Paul Vogel		(4 episodes, 1966)

Series Film Editing by
James Baiotto		(21 episodes, 1964-1967)
Robert Belcher		(18 episodes, 1964-1966)
Dick Wormell		(16 episodes, 1965-1967)
Jack Gleason		(13 episodes, 1966-1967)
George Watters		(11 episodes, 1966-1967)
Dolph Rudeen		(8 episodes, 1966-1967)
Roland Gross		(6 episodes, 1964-1965)
Fred Baratta		(3 episodes, 1965)
Axel Hubert Sr.		(unknown episodes)
Homer Powell		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Joe Scully		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Jack Martin Smith		(97 episodes, 1964-1967)
William J. Creber		(37 episodes, 1964-1966)
Stan Jolley		(37 episodes, 1966-1967)
Lou Korn		(14 episodes, 1965-1966)
James F. McGuire		(7 episodes, 1965)
Rodger Maus		(2 episodes, 1966)

Series Set Decoration by
Walter M. Scott		(96 episodes, 1964-1967)
Norman Rockett		(43 episodes, 1964-1966)
Sven Wickman		(34 episodes, 1966-1967)
Bert Allen		(13 episodes, 1967)
Robert De Vestel		(6 episodes, 1965)

Series Makeup Department
Ben Nye	....	makeup supervisor (43 episodes, 1965-1967)
Margaret Donovan	....	hair styling supervisor / hair stylist supervisor (14 episodes, 1965-1966)

Series Production Management
William Self	....	executive in charge of production / in charge of production (95 episodes, 1964-1967)
George E. Swink	....	post-production supervisor (89 episodes, 1964-1967)
Jack Sonntag	....	production supervisor / production manager (49 episodes, 1966-1967)
Gaston Glass	....	production manager (47 episodes, 1964-1966)
Hal Herman	....	unit production manager / post-production supervisor (40 episodes, 1965-1966)
Harry Templeton	....	unit production manager (39 episodes, 1966-1967)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William McGarry	....	assistant director (28 episodes, 1965-1967)
Norman August	....	assistant director (24 episodes, 1966-1967)
Jack Stubbs	....	assistant director (14 episodes, 1964-1965)
Gilbert Mandelik	....	assistant director (8 episodes, 1964-1965)
Les Warner	....	assistant director (8 episodes, 1964-1965)
Wilson Shyer	....	assistant director (5 episodes, 1965-1966)
John D. Bloss	....	assistant director (4 episodes, 1965)
George Templeton	....	assistant director (3 episodes, 1966)
William Kissell	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 1967)

Series Art Department
Don B. Greenwood	....	property master (11 episodes, 1964-1965)
Maurice Zuberano	....	production illustrator (2 episodes, 1964)

Series Sound Department
Don Hall	....	supervising sound effects editor / supervising sound editor / ... (44 episodes, 1965-1967)
Ralph Hickey	....	supervising sound effects editor / sound effects editor (31 episodes, 1964-1965)
Bob Cornett	....	sound effects editor (31 episodes, 1965-1967)
Dick Le Grand	....	sound effects editor (26 episodes, 1966-1967)
Don Higgins	....	sound effects editor (3 episodes, 1966)
Elwell Jackson	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Daniel Mandell	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
John Mills	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
L.B. Abbott	....	special photographic effects (97 episodes, 1964-1967)
Howard Lydecker	....	special photographic effects (26 episodes, 1965-1966)
Greg C. Jensen	....	special effects (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Bobby Somers	....	stunts (6 episodes, 1964-1965)
Frank Babich	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Jerry Catron	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Chuck Courtney	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Dick Dial	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Nick Dimitri	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Gary Epper	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Ralph Garrett	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Dick Geary	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Johnny Hagner	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Hubie Kerns	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Denver Mattson	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Troy Melton	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Roy N. Sickner	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Paul Stader	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Ron Stein	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
John Lamb	....	underwater photographer (62 episodes, 1964-1967)

Series Editorial Department
Robert Mintz	....	post-production coordinator (78 episodes, 1964-1967)
Roland Gross	....	supervising editor / supervising film editor (23 episodes, 1964-1965)

Series Music Department
Leonard A. Engel	....	supervising music editor (96 episodes, 1964-1967)
Lionel Newman	....	music supervisor / conductor / ... (94 episodes, 1964-1967)
Paul Sawtell	....	composer: theme music (87 episodes, 1964-1967)
Morrie McNaughton	....	music editor / music supervisor (64 episodes, 1965-1967)
Harry Eisen	....	music editor (33 episodes, 1964-1965)

Series Transportation Department
Chris Haynes	....	driver (21 episodes, 1964-1968)

Series Other crew
Al Gail	....	associate story editor / assistant to producer (95 episodes, 1964-1967)
Paul Zastupnevich	....	assistant to producer / production assistant (95 episodes, 1964-1967)
Sidney Marshall	....	story editor (65 episodes, 1965-1967)
Hal Herman	....	production associate / production coordinator (55 episodes, 1964-1967)
Les Warner	....	production coordinator / unit production coordinator (44 episodes, 1964-1967)
William Welch	....	story editor / story consultant (31 episodes, 1964-1965)
Jack Stubbs	....	unit production coordinator (24 episodes, 1965-1966)
Robert Mintz	....	post production coordinator (14 episodes, 1964-1967)
Ray Didsbury	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Robert Sonntag	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Irwin Allen Productions (as Cambridge) (for)
• 20th Century Fox Television

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1964-1968) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• AMF Voit Inc.  diving gear

Runtime:

52 min (110 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color | Black and White (31 episodes)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Irwin Allen Productions

Trivia:

Late in the filming of the second season, Richard Basehart fell ill during the filming of the episode "The Monster's Web" and was unable to complete that episode and work in the next two. "The Monster's Web" was rewritten to minimize the part of his character, Adm. Nelson (knocked out of action in the first act), with a stand-in used for many shots with the face hidden and lines dubbed. The next episode, "The Menfish", had Nelson away and his lines reassigned to guest character Adm. Park (Gary Merrill). The following episode, "The Mechanical Man", had Nelson still away and reassigned his lines to Capt. Crane (David Hedison) and Crane's lines to Cmdr. Morton (Robert Dowdell). Basehart returned in time to appear in the season's last episode, "The Return of the Phantom."

Quotes:

Admiral Nelson: Seaview's job is never finished. As long as there are destructive forces in the world. As long as there are secrets of nature to be probed, believe me, there'll be work for us. On missions just as vital and as dangerous as this one.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Toys (1992)

Great TV series

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea was one of my favorite U.S. TV shows! I couldn't wait to get back home from school to watch the antics of the Admiral, the Capt.,Kowalski and the gang as they headed for an unknown destiny amidst the waves of the deep blue sea. It might seem outdated today, but it was a SUPER sci-fi show back then!!! I liked the photography of the entire series and the Seaview was a fascinating piece of prop work just like the Enterprise (Star Trek). The music adopted for the show was ideal for the weird settings in each episode. The monsters and the aliens that showed up in each new episode reminded me of another fabulous TV series called the Outer Limits. Overall, Richard Basehart, RIP, and David Hedison were two extremely fine actors. A must in every true science fiction lover's film library.