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      S.O.S. Pacific

      1960 1h 32m Mystery & Thriller List
      Reviews When a seaplane flying over the South Pacific hits a major storm, the vessel must be abandoned. Following the death of the pilot, the survivors, including the shifty Whitey (Richard Attenborough) and the beautiful Teresa (Pier Angeli), must brave the ocean before washing ashore on a remote island. Once on land, the group slowly begins to realize that they are on a site where an atomic bomb will soon be tested. Can they come up with a way to escape or make their presence known before the blast? Read More Read Less

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      Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Routine formula action fare. Rated: C Apr 23, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member Low budget, but great plot and acting for the day. Very fun and tense in a great 1960 way. The less said about the miniatures used the better, but very entertaining. The movie info. on this site contains a huge spoiler. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review martin a This is an outstanding film, a great cast, and fantastic story. A husband and wife, pilot and stewardess run a small plane on a budget flight carrying passengers. However, everything is done on the cheap. Also on board is a Police Officer with his arrested man. During the flight, a fire breaks out in the cockpit and the faulty fire extinguisher causes fumes that killed the co-pilot and knock out the other. The man who is handcuffed is released and he tried to help fly the plane which is badly damaged. Eventually, the plane crashes and all passengers get out into liferafts to a nearby island. When they get there they look for food and water but the criminal was on board with another criminal who knows him and wants him dead. Whilst looking around the Island they find no people except two bunkers, one filled with goats and the other with equipment which is lead-lined. They then realize that it is a nuclear testing site and the time is set. However, when they get back to the beach the other bad guy has taken one raft and damaged another. Just across from the Island is a tower which will send a signal to the plane before they set off the bomb, problem is how do they get there in time to stop the bomb going off. The best scenes are the plane crashing, discovering the bunkers, the shark scene, and the tower scene. Sadly the stewardess does not seem very bothered when her husband makes the sacrifice, that is a sad bit. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Subtle critic on the nuclear age, but fashioned into a tense drama in both of its two acts. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis When a seaplane flying over the South Pacific hits a major storm, the vessel must be abandoned. Following the death of the pilot, the survivors, including the shifty Whitey (Richard Attenborough) and the beautiful Teresa (Pier Angeli), must brave the ocean before washing ashore on a remote island. Once on land, the group slowly begins to realize that they are on a site where an atomic bomb will soon be tested. Can they come up with a way to escape or make their presence known before the blast?
      Director
      Guy Green
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Sep 9, 2016
      Runtime
      1h 32m
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