The Atomic Submarine

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The Atomic Submarine

Released Nov 29, 1959

1h 12m

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

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When several ships transporting goods across the North Pole vanish, Cmdr. Wendover (Dick Foran) is charged to find the cause. Along with Lt. Cmdr. "Reef" Holloway (Arthur Franz), Wendover takes his submarine and crew to the location of the disappearances, where they discover an underwater saucer. After realizing that the ship is an alien spacecraft, they attack, but without success. It is left to Holloway and Dr. Neilson (Brett Halsey) to man a smaller submarine and board the alien ship.

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Dennis Schwartz

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Drags until coming alive in the last act.

Rated: B-

May 3, 2016

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Rob Humanick

Suite101.com

There's so much going on in the shoestring gem that is The Atomic Submarine that it seems only incidentally science fiction.

Rated: 5/5

Oct 13, 2011

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Mark Bourne

DVDJournal.com

Even for a meager exploitation film, The Atomic Submarine isn't anything to brag about.

Mar 5, 2007

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robert p

A very well made movie for the 50's era, where people were making sci-fi and horror movies at a dime a dozen. This movie is now a Criterion Collection and thus that means the Criterion people thought this was worth saving!!!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Make Blobbo doze better than sleeping pill.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Not crazy enough to be worth the time.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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This film has vivid, obtuse visuals, interesting use of effects, and a great final battle between the sentient alien overlord and the submarine crew. Though a lot of this film drags, it more than makes up for it with great visuals and ideas.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Low-budget thriller with some interesting concepts--Another Black and White Sci-Fi Romp from '59!!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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One of those standard 50's sci-fi monster flicks. And while the models were pretty well done, my mind would often reject the reality they were trying to create just because the scale seemed off. Either that, or the submarine was the most roomy submarine ever created . . .

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Spencer Gordon Bennet

Director

Arthur Franz

Lt. Cmdr. Richard "Reef" Holloway

Dick Foran

Cmdr. Dan Wendover

Brett Halsey

Dr. Carl Neilson Jr.

Tom Conway

Sir Ian Hunt

Paul Dubov

Lt. David Milburn

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Synopsis

When several ships transporting goods across the North Pole vanish, Cmdr. Wendover (Dick Foran) is charged to find the cause. Along with Lt. Cmdr. "Reef" Holloway (Arthur Franz), Wendover takes his submarine and crew to the location of the disappearances, where they discover an underwater saucer. After realizing that the ship is an alien spacecraft, they attack, but without success. It is left to Holloway and Dr. Neilson (Brett Halsey) to man a smaller submarine and board the alien ship.

Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet
Producer: Alex Gordon, Henry Schrage
Screenwriter: Orville H. Hampton
Distributor: Allied Artists Pictures
Production Co: Gorham Productions
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 29, 1959, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 18, 2016
Runtime: 1h 12m

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