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City Beneath the Sea

1971 · 93 min

A cheesy, fast-paced underwater disaster romp with cardboard characters and a race against time, best enjoyed as nostalgic, undemanding fun.

Directed by
Irwin Allen
Genres
Science fiction, Action
Starring
Stuart Whitman, Robert Wagner, Rosemary Forsyth
Tagline
Theirs was the most dangerous mission in history . . . to save the world from total destruction!
Overview
A group of 21st-century colonists inhabit an underwater city called Pacifica. Originally intended as a purely scientific installation, the U. S. government wants to stash all its gold reserves from Fort Knox there, along with a fantastic new radioactive element. The brother of Pacifica's returning former commander plans to steal the gold and on top of that, the city faces destruction by an asteroid from outer space!

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Directed by
Irwin Allen
Genres
Science fiction, Action
Starring
Stuart Whitman, Robert Wagner, Rosemary Forsyth
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • betrayal
  • greed
  • family
  • redemption
Places
  • sea
  • big city
Era
near-future
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour3
Realism3
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
science fiction, action
Directed by
Irwin Allen
Written by
John Meredyth Lucas
Starring
Stuart Whitman, Robert Wagner, Rosemary Forsyth, Robert Colbert, Burr DeBenning, Susana Miranda, Paul Stewart, Whit Bissell
Cinematography
Kenneth Peach
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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