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Le sous-marin de l'apocalypse

Original title: Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
  • 1961
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  • 1h 45m
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6.0/10
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Le sous-marin de l'apocalypse (1961)
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When the Earth is threatened by a burning Van Allen Radiation Belt, U.S. Navy Admiral Harriman Nelson plans to shoot a nuclear missile at the Belt, using his experimental atomic submarine, t... Read allWhen the Earth is threatened by a burning Van Allen Radiation Belt, U.S. Navy Admiral Harriman Nelson plans to shoot a nuclear missile at the Belt, using his experimental atomic submarine, the Seaview.When the Earth is threatened by a burning Van Allen Radiation Belt, U.S. Navy Admiral Harriman Nelson plans to shoot a nuclear missile at the Belt, using his experimental atomic submarine, the Seaview.

  • Director
    • Irwin Allen
  • Writers
    • Irwin Allen
    • Charles Bennett
  • Stars
    • Walter Pidgeon
    • Joan Fontaine
    • Barbara Eden
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    • Director
      • Irwin Allen
    • Writers
      • Irwin Allen
      • Charles Bennett
    • Stars
      • Walter Pidgeon
      • Joan Fontaine
      • Barbara Eden
    • 100User reviews
    • 43Critic reviews
    • 49Metascore
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    Walter Pidgeon
    Walter Pidgeon
    • Adm. Harriman Nelson
    Joan Fontaine
    Joan Fontaine
    • Dr. Susan Hiller
    Barbara Eden
    Barbara Eden
    • Lt Cathy Connors
    Peter Lorre
    Peter Lorre
    • Comm. Lucius Emery
    Robert Sterling
    Robert Sterling
    • Capt. Lee Crane
    Michael Ansara
    Michael Ansara
    • Miguel Alvarez
    Frankie Avalon
    Frankie Avalon
    • Lt (j.g.) Danny Romano
    Regis Toomey
    Regis Toomey
    • Dr. Jamieson
    John Litel
    John Litel
    • Vice-Adm. B.J. Crawford
    Howard McNear
    Howard McNear
    • Congressman Llewellyn Parker
    Henry Daniell
    Henry Daniell
    • Dr. Zucco
    Skip Ward
    Skip Ward
    • Crew member
    Mark Slade
    Mark Slade
    • Seaman Jimmy 'Red' Smith
    Charles Tannen
    Charles Tannen
    • CPO Gleason
    Del Monroe
    • Seaman Kowalski
    • (as Delbert Monroe)
    Tony Monaco
    • Cookie
    • (as Anthony Monaco)
    Michael Ford
    • Crew member
    Robert Easton
    Robert Easton
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    • Director
      • Irwin Allen
    • Writers
      • Irwin Allen
      • Charles Bennett
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    8ryon-2

    A Beautifully Filmed Movie

    I had ordered Voyage to The Bottom of The Sea on DVD and at 3:00 in the morning I found myself watching it. Okay, the idea of the Van Allen radiation belt catching on fire is silly, but it's just the premise for a really good sci-fi adventure film that I wish I could've seen in the theaters on a wide screen. But the rich colors on the DVD and Dolby sound is a good substitute for the real thing.

    In looking at it, I can't help but compare the movie with the series that followed as there are some of the actors from the movie who ended up in the show. Seeing this Lee Crane constantly arguing and second-guessing Admiral Nelson is a little disturbing, yet the movie inspired one of the best sci-fi series of the '60s. And the movie itself, like Fantastic Voyage, shows great creativity. Irwin Allen is always being underestimated by people with 60 second attention spans, but this movie shows how much of a creative artist that Allen was.

    I gladly give this movie 8/10
    march9hare

    smoke gets in your eyes

    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!
    Sargebri

    Not All That Bad

    This film was a good science fiction film for the era it was made in. I know a lot of people talk about the fact that it has a lot of scientific inaccuracies, but I prefer to take it for what it is, a great adventure film. Also, the characters may be stock but I like them for what they are. This definitely is a good way to spend a Saturday afternoon.
    7bkoganbing

    In the Wake of the Nautilus, the U.S.S. Seaview

    I still remember seeing this film at movie theaters way back when I was a lad. Of course I didn't hear very much of it due to all the shrieks and squeals from the teenage girls in the audience over Frankie Avalon. That curiously enough didn't matter because Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea is a very visual film.

    It might seem a little old hat today, but we've been through two more generations that have seen the United States Navy become an atomic fleet of submarines and surface carriers. It was only seven years earlier, in 1955 that the U.S.S. Nautilus was launched as our first atomic submarine. In homage to that wonderful visionary Jules Verne who foresaw atomic power one hundred years earlier the Navy named it after that famous undersea ship of Verne's great novel 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. The nuclear submarine was a wondrous thing in 1961.

    The idea of a nuclear power submarine was the brainchild of Admiral Hyman Rickover. Rickover was a tough minded s.o.b. who usually got whatever he wanted by any mean necessary including bullying. Hard to believe that the gentlemanly Walter Pigeon could play him, but he did and well as Admiral Harry Nelson, the ersatz Rickover.

    What's happened here is that the Van Allen radiation belt that surrounds the Earth has caught fire and temperatures are climbing all over the world. The planet is doomed, but Walter Pigeon's got an idea to save it. Fire a missile and seed the belt with more radiation, kind of a nuclear backfire and the blaze will end.

    A lot of people are telling him it won't work, but Pigeon brushes them all aside. The only two who have faith in him are his assistants played by Peter Lorre and Barbara Eden. But our intrepid admiral pushes through.

    Of course the U.S.S. Seaview encounters all kinds of obstacles along the way, but that's the rest of the story.

    The cast does very well for itself and young Frankie Avalon as a junior officer comes off rather nicely. Frankie sings over the title credits, but during the movie plays a trumpet. Avalon in fact was a trumpet virtuoso and a singing career was an afterthought. The fickle finger of fate.

    Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea still a nice science fiction adventure even though it is dated.
    yenlo

    The shakedown cruise for Irwin Allens futuristic Sub.

    Irwin Allens 1961 submarine flick. Although the special effects are on the antiquated side the film when it came out in 61 was state of the art. The movie led to the TV series of the same name but with a different cast. Once again Peter Lorre is on a futuristic submarine on a dangerous mission (as in Disney's 1954 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea) The world is teetering on destruction from a force of nature. The submarine Seaview with its genius Admiral Nelson aboard played by Walter Pidgeon knows how to save the world. However there are those who don't want him to succeed. All in all a good Sci Fi feature. Best if viewed in letter box. Barbara Eden is included in the cast and as always is gorgeous. Frankie Avalon, Michael Ansara, Joan Fontaine co-star. Also look for Howard McNear best known for playing Floyd the barber on the Andy Griffith show as a congressman onboard to check out the submarine.

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    • Trivia
      Barbara Eden (Cathy) and Michael Ansara (Miguel) were married at the time this film was made.
    • Goofs
      Since space is a premium with submarines, there is not a submarine in the world that would have ten foot high ceilings inside the living quarters and operational spaces as shown.
    • Quotes

      Admiral Nelson: Alvarez, are you saying - that man must accept destruction even though it's in his power to avert it?

      Alvarez: It's not for us to judge, Admiral. Freeze!

      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?

    • Connections
      Edited into Voyage au fond des mers: Turn Back the Clock (1964)
    • Soundtracks
      Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
      Sung by Frankie Avalon

      Written by Russell Faith

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    • Release date
      • December 8, 1961 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 3, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Windsor Productions
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      • $1,580,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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