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6.4/10 • 79

1978-03-101h 51m

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Trapped underwater... with time running out.

The USS Neptune, a nuclear submarine, is sunk off the coast of Connecticut after a collision with a Norwegian cargo ship. The navy must attempt a potentially dangerous rescue in the hope of saving the lives of the crew.

Directors
David Greene
Editors
Robert Swink

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  1. Charlton Heston

    Charlton Heston

    Captain Paul Blanchard

  2. David Carradine

    David Carradine

    Captain Gates

  3. Stacy Keach

    Stacy Keach

    Captain Bennett

  4. Ned Beatty

    Ned Beatty

    Mickey

  5. Stephen McHattie

    Stephen McHattie

    Murphy

  6. Ronny Cox

    Ronny Cox

    Commander Samuelson

  7. Dorian Harewood

    Dorian Harewood

    Fowler

  8. Rosemary Forsyth

    Rosemary Forsyth

    Vickie Blanchard

  9. Hilly Hicks

    Hilly Hicks

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Jun 4, 2023

6/10

Charlton Heston is the Captain of the "USS Neptune", a nuclear submarine returning to port after his final mission in command. Whilst running on the surface they collide with a Norwegian boat with faulty radar and sink deep down into the Atlantic and end up perched precariously on a ledge prone to rockslides. It's now a race against time to rescue the seamen and Stacy Keach ("Capt. Bennett") is drafted in to lead the rescue with the help of "Capt. Gates" (David Carradine) who brings his revolutionary "Snark" DSRV to the scene of the accident. As usual, there are personality clashes a plenty; panic scenarios and temper tantrums as tools to try and develop story tension and suspense - they work well enough with the crew on the sub; much less so with the crew on the surface where the acting is far more of the willy-waving variety. Unlike many of these disaster movies, it's got good gadgets and they help keep it quite realistic.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
$5,438,927.00
Keywords
rescuedrowningbased on novel or booksubmarinedisasterunderwaterdisaster moviecollision