| Battle Beneath the Earth | |
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| Directed by | Montgomery Tully |
| Produced by | |
| Written by | Charles F. Vetter |
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| Music by | Ken Jones |
| Cinematography | Kenneth Talbot |
| Edited by | Sidney Stone |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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| 91 minutes | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Battle Beneath the Earth (1967) is a British sci-fithriller film starring Kerwin Mathews. It was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film also features character actorEd Bishop.
ACTRICES ET ACTEURS Battle Beneath the Earth (1967) Battle Beneath the Earth, casting du film: Kerwin Mathews, Vivienne Ventura, Robert Ayres, Peter Arne, Al Mulock, Martin Benson, Peter Elliott, Earl Cameron, John Brandon, Ed Bishop, Bill Nagy, Sarah Brackett, Paula Li Shiu, David Spenser, Michael McStay et Carl Jaffe. BATTLE BENEATH THE EARTH (1967)/THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR (1975) Directors: Montgomery Tully, Robert Clouse Warner Home Video/Best Buy. Warner Home Video have seen fit to grace the shelves of Best Buy with a trio of Sci-Fi double features that, while short on extras, are welcomed just the same in a market overpopulated with lesser contemporary fare.
Plot[edit]
Rogue elements of the communist Chinese army headed by General Chan Lu use fantastic burrowing machines in an effort to place atomic bombs under major U.S. cities. The U.S. Navy sends troops underground to combat them.[1]
Cast[edit]
- Kerwin Mathews as Cmdr. Jonathan Shaw
- Viviane Ventura as Tila Yung
- Robert Ayres as Adm. Felix Hillebrand
- Peter Arne as Arnold Kramer
- Al Mulock as Sgt. Marvin Mulberry
- Martin Benson as Gen. Chan Lu
- Peter Elliott as Dr. Kengh Lee
- Earl Cameron as Sgt. Seth Hawkins
- John Brandon as Maj. Frank Cannon
- Ed Bishop as Lt. Cmdr. Vance Cassidy
- Carl Jaffe as Dr. Galissi
- Garrick Hobson as Professor Blackthorne
- Sarah Brackett as Meg Webson
Release[edit]
The movie was featured on the CBS Late Movie, in late-December 1973. The picture later received a VHS home-video release in the early 1980s.
It was also a staple of afternoon-movie or Saturday-morning Creature Features-type TV programs before the historic sale of the MGM/UA film library. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer originally handled North American theatrical distribution
The movie was released to DVD by Warner Home Video on 29 July 2008, as a Best Buy exclusive double feature with The Ultimate Warrior.[2]
Reception[edit]
The film has been described as 'deliriously paranoid'.[3]
Score[edit]
The film features a fast-paced 'crime-jazz' / jazz-noir musical score by Ken Jones.
References[edit]
- ^Rovin, Jeff (1987). The Encyclopedia of Supervillains. New York: Facts on File. p. 138. ISBN0-8160-1356-X.
- ^Battle Beneath the Earth (DVD), ISBN978-1-4198-6943-3
- ^Chapman, James (2006) [2002]. Saints & Avengers: British Adventure Series of the 1960s. Popular Television Genres. London: I.B.Tauris. p. 124. ISBN978-1-86064-754-3.
… most notably the deliriously paranoid science-fiction film Battle Beneath the Earth (1967) in which the Chinese attempt to invade America by burrowing under the ocean.
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External links[edit]
- Battle Beneath the Earth on IMDb
- Battle Beneath the Earth at AllMovie