Directed by:
Irwin AllenCinematography:
Winton C. HochCast:
Walter Pidgeon, Joan Fontaine, Barbara Eden, Peter Lorre, Robert Sterling, Michael Ansara, Frankie Avalon, Mark Slade, Henry Daniell, Charles Dierkop (more)Plots(1)
A routine scientific expedition to the North Pole turns into a race to save all mankind when a radiation belt in space causes a fiery inferno on Earth. Admiral Nelson (Walter Pidgeon) and the crew of the atomic submarine Seaview battle saboteurs, giant sea-creatures and attacks by enemy submarines as they race to prevent global catastrophe. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Walter Pidgeon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505255_a3789c.jpg)
Walter Pidgeon
Canada
Best movies:
Madame Curie (1943)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
![Joan Fontaine](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/348/164348349_38905f.jpg)
Joan Fontaine
Japan
Best movies:
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)
Rebecca (1940)
Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)
![Barbara Eden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/120/455/120455662_d524d7.jpg)
Barbara Eden
USA
Best movies:
From the Terrace (1960)
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
Flaming Star (1960)
![Peter Lorre](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268040_81ea18.jpg)
Peter Lorre
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
M (1931)
Casablanca (1942)
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
![Robert Sterling](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/779/158779999_7ef645.jpg)
Robert Sterling
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
Johnny Eager (1941)
![Michael Ansara](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/634/158634751_d7ccaa.jpg)
Michael Ansara
Syria
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Julius Caesar (1953)
![Frankie Avalon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/448/448875_e0625a.jpg)
Frankie Avalon
USA
Best movies:
Casino (1995)
Grease (1978)
The Stöned Age (1994)
![Mark Slade](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273549_84111d.jpg)
Mark Slade
USA
Best movies:
Splendor in the Grass (1961)
Flashpoint (1984)
Benji (1974)
![Henry Daniell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/051/471/51471372_44619c.jpg)
Henry Daniell
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Song of Love (1947)
The Great Dictator (1940)
![Charles Dierkop](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/175/161175860_00222a.jpg)
Charles Dierkop
USA
Best movies:
The Sting (1973)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Maverick (1994)
![Regis Toomey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/587/162587337_59d49f.jpg)
Regis Toomey
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Big Sleep (1946)
The Phantom Creeps (1949) (TV movie) - a.f.
![John Litel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000161_9e5fcf.jpg)
John Litel
USA
Best movies:
Dodge City (1939)
Jezebel (1938)
Key Largo (1948)
![Howard McNear](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000183_4e5e18.jpg)
Howard McNear
USA
Best movies:
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Irma la Douce (1963)
Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)
![Robert Easton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/099/162099474_101eb9.jpg)
Robert Easton
USA
Best movies:
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
Deep in My Heart (1954)
![Charles Tannen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/874/159874797_6103c6.jpg)
Charles Tannen
USA
Best movies:
Love Is News (1937)
The Country Girl (1954)
The Proud Ones (1956)
![Robert Sampson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/368/160368705_587483.jpg)
Robert Sampson
USA
Best movies:
Strangers When We Meet (1960)
Re-Animator (1985)
The Broken Land (1962)
David McLean
USA
Best movies:
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
Nevada Smith (1966)
Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)
![Skip Ward](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/659/161659804_33bdf5.gif)
Skip Ward
USA
Best movies:
Hombre (1967)
Is Paris Burning? (1966)
Run Silent Run Deep (1958)
![Art Baker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/332/162332772_f8342a.jpg)
Art Baker
USA
Best movies:
Spellbound (1945)
Only the Valiant (1951)
State of the Union (1948)
Robert Buckingham
USA
Best movies:
The Sting (1973)
The Towering Inferno (1974)
Cactus Flower (1969)