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Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
★ 7.8/10•1964•50m•TV-G•Action & Adventure•Drama•Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Join the crew of the Seaview aboard their super high-tech submarine, where no mission is too dangerous and no threat is too deadly, be it enemy agents, mad scientists, deadly sea creatures, or impending nuclear disaster.

StatusEnded
Runtime50m
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 14, 1964

Episodes

Episode 1 - Eleven Days to ZeroE160m

Eleven Days to Zero

A gigantic tidal wave will destroy much of the civilized world, but Admiral Harriman Nelson has a plan to stop it -- Seaview will set off a nuclear explosion at precisely the right time and place. Evil forces seek to destroy Nelson before he implements his plan -- in the chaos following the tidal wave, they hope to take over the world! Seaview's original Skipper is killed and it's Lee Crane from the US Navy to the rescue.

Sep 14, 1964

Episode 2 - The City Beneath the SeaE260m

The City Beneath the Sea

While investigating the disappearance of research ships in the Aegean, the Seaview is damaged by a bomb. Captain Crane goes ashore, and pretends to be a diver for hire. The Captain meets an ex-diver, now a mute due to a tragic accident, who claims to have seen a ""city beneath the sea"". Crane gets hired by the ""bad guy"", but his cover is soon blown. He is taken prisoner and nearly loses his life.

Sep 21, 1964

Episode 3 - The Fear-MakersE360m

The Fear-Makers

After Seaview's sister ship, Polidor, is lost on an experimental deep dive, Seaview continues with the tests. Unknown to the already stressed crew, one of the visiting psychologists aboard is an enemy agent who has released a fear-causing gas into the air system. As Seaview plunges into the depths a dangerous panic starts to spread.

Sep 28, 1964

Episode 4 - The Mist Of SilenceE460m

The Mist Of Silence

On a rendezvous mission, Crane and several crewmen are drugged into unconsciousness on a deserted yacht. Waking up in a South American prison, the men are taken out to the courtyard, one per hour, and executed. All will die unless Crane breaks his oath and confesses what he cannot. Will Nelson's rescue mission succeed? Will the country in question survive the machinations of the evil man who wants to take over?

Oct 5, 1964

Episode 5 - The Price of DoomE560m

The Price of Doom

A husband and wife Antarctic research team is killed by an experiment on plankton gone wild. Seaview arrives to investigate and take plankton samples. Soon the submarine is in danger of succumbing to the horrible, slimy growth. Nelson, Crane and crew face another problem: one of the three scientists on board the sub is an enemy agent.

Oct 12, 1964

Episode 6 - The Sky is FallingE660m

The Sky is Falling

An alien spaceship lands in the ocean, and Seaview is sent to investigate. Although Seaview is powerless in the vicinity of their ship, the aliens seem friendly, and Nelson manages to open negotiations. The military authorities, however, have other ideas, and Seaview may be in as much danger from human interference as from the aliens.

Oct 19, 1964

Episode 7 - Turn Back the ClockE760m

Turn Back the Clock

A lush, tropical, verdant paradise in the South Pole? Living dinosaurs? Such fanciful ideas must surely be the ravings of a madman. Or perhaps not, as Admiral Nelson soon discovers. The question is, will he and Crane survive their trip to a lost world?

Oct 26, 1964

Episode 8 - The Village of GuiltE860m

The Village of Guilt

A sea monster kills three villagers in a Norwegian fjord; however, one man survives. Seaview arrives to investigate. Nelson and Crane are met with hostility from the locals and find the survivor has died. Nelson does his best to make sure the ""sea monster"" doesn't destroy Seaview.

Nov 2, 1964

Episode 9 - Hot LineE960m

Hot Line

A Soviet satellite has crashed into the sea and its nuclear reactor must be disarmed before it causes a disaster. Two Soviet scientists come aboard Seaview to carry out the work -- but one of them is an imposter.

Nov 9, 1964

Episode 10 - Submarine Sunk HereE1060m

Submarine Sunk Here

Damaged by an explosion from an old mine field, Seaview takes a dive to the ocean floor. Listing dangerously, running out of oxygen, having to deal with fire and flood, the crew can do nothing but wait for help. But will help arrive in time?

Nov 16, 1964

Episode 11 - The Magnus BeamE1160m

The Magnus Beam

A mysterious weapon is destroying American U2s. The Seaview's mission is to find the weapon and destroy it. Captain Crane goes undercover. A night-club performer, who is also a resistance fighter, comes to Crane's aid. The Captain is soon captured and severely beaten. Meanwhile, on Seaview, Major Amadi demands asylum. To prove his sincere intentions, he promises to lead the sub to the powerful magnetic weapon responsible for taking out those U2s. Nelson suspects he wants to lead Seaview to a watery grave.

Nov 23, 1964

Episode 12 - No Way OutE1260m

No Way Out

Nelson and Crane go undercover and risk their lives in order to bring a Communist defector back to the United States. But the man is injured in the attempt, and his lover is left behind. He won't speak to the agent waiting for him on Seaview (actually a double agent) until he is reunited with his Anna. But even Anna is not all she seems.

Nov 30, 1964

Episode 13 - The Blizzard MakersE1360m

The Blizzard Makers

In blizzard-wracked Florida, Nelson contacts a meteorologist who may be able to help explain the strange weather conditions. That night, however, the scientist is abducted, and ""programmed"" to kill Nelson. When his first attempt fails, he comes aboard Seaview when she sails to investigate the source of the problem, and continues his efforts.

Dec 7, 1964

Episode 14 - The Ghost of Moby DickE1460m

The Ghost of Moby Dick

An old friend of Nelson's comes aboard Seaview to continue his research into the giant whale that destroyed his ship, crippling him and killing his son. His real motives, however, have more to do with vengeance than science, and Crane becomes concerned that the Admiral is caught up in his friend's obsession.

Dec 14, 1964

Episode 15 - Long Live the KingE1560m

Long Live the King

When the King of a small but friendly nation is assassinated, Seaview is assigned to take the young Crown Prince back home to assume his throne. Neither Nelson (who gets turned out of his own cabin) nor Crane are used to handling children. Help arrives in the form of a mysterious flute-playing old man who befriends the boy after he is picked up at sea.

Dec 21, 1964

Episode 16 - Hail to the ChiefE1660m

Hail to the Chief

Injured in a fall, the President of the United States is in desperate need of surgery -- and the operation must be kept secret. Naturally, Seaview is chosen as the best place for the operation. An enemy agent, taking the place of the doctor who would have used a radiological device on the President, will attempt to kill the Commander-in-Chief with a deadly ray. Will she be discovered in time to save the President?

Dec 28, 1964

Episode 17 - The Last BattleE1760m

The Last Battle

Admiral Nelson is kidnapped from a plane during mid-flight and held on a remote island by Nazis who plan to conquer the world.

Jan 4, 1965

Episode 18 - MutinyE1860m

Mutiny

After Nelson's experimental submarine is attacked by a giant jellyfish, tension mounts aboard the Seaview as Nelson exhibits signs of a mental breakdown.

Jan 11, 1965

Episode 19 - DoomsdayE1960m

Doomsday

When a mass missile launching by a foreign power sets the U.S. on nuclear alert, the Seaview goes into a fail-safe maneuver, but is the launch really what it appears to be, and does this actually mean it's "doomsday?"

Jan 18, 1965

Episode 20 - The InvadersE2060m

The Invaders

An undersea earthquake exhumes hundreds of strange metallic capsules, and a powerful humanoid creature who could destroy mankind is restored to life after millions of years in suspended animation.

Jan 25, 1965

Episode 21 - The Indestructible ManE2160m

The Indestructible Man

After returning from a mission on deep space, a lifelike robot is brought aboard the Seaview, but the crew soon discovers that the robot has been mysteriously reprogrammed to wreak havoc.

Feb 1, 1965

Episode 22 - The BuccaneerE2260m

The Buccaneer

A mad art connoisseur seizes control of the Seaview and plans to pirate Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa from a French Ship bound for the World's Fair.

Feb 8, 1965

Episode 23 - The Human ComputerE2360m

The Human Computer

A newly installed super-computer is tested on the Seaview...but the enemy has other plans.

Feb 15, 1965

Episode 24 - The SaboteurE2460m

The Saboteur

Crane is brainwashed by enemy agents, and his new mission is to deactivate certain strategic undersea missiles and to assassinate Admiral Nelson!

Feb 22, 1965

Episode 25 - Cradle of the DeepE2560m

Cradle of the Deep

A strange experiment to speed up evolution goes horribly awry, and an enormous protoplasm monster threatens the lives of the entire crew.

Mar 1, 1965

Episode 26 - The AmphibiansE2660m

The Amphibians

The cre of the Seaview is called to investigate an undersea laboratory where scientists are surgically transforming humans into amphibians.

Mar 8, 1965

Episode 27 - The ExileE2760m

The Exile

Nelson is stranded aboard a life raft with the ex-premier of a hostile foreign power who carries vital information on a plot to destroy the free world.

Mar 15, 1965

Episode 28 - The CreatureE2860m

The Creature

The crew is joined by Captain Adams, the sole survivor of an ill-fated missile launch, in search of the mysterious force responsible for the disaster.

Mar 22, 1965

Episode 29 - The EnemiesE2960m

The Enemies

Nelson and Crane hear about the destruction of the submarine Angler. When they read the captain's log and hear the tapes made in the control room, Nelson and Crane are puzzled: Captain Williams wen insane and machine-gunned officer Richardson, yet both men were close friends. It seems that after they had left a mysterious island, the men became deadly enemies.

Mar 29, 1965

Episode 30 - The Secret of the LochE3060m

The Secret of the Loch

The Seaview travels to Scotland via a secret, underground conduit to investigate the mystery of the legendary Loch Ness Monster.

Apr 5, 1965

Episode 31 - The CondemnedE3160m

The Condemned

Nelson and Crane are dismayed when an egotistical, publicity-seeking scientist is given command of the Seaview to test a new pressure system which will allow the sub to explore uncharted depths.

Apr 12, 1965

Episode 32 - The TraitorE3260m

The Traitor

Nelson's sister is abducted by enemy agents who demand top-secret information as ransom, but will Nelson betray his country to protect the only family he has?

Apr 19, 1965

Actors

Richard Basehart

Richard Basehart

Adm. Harriman Nelson

David Hedison

David Hedison

Captain Crane

Terry Becker

Terry Becker

Chief Sharkey

Del Monroe

Del Monroe

Kowalski

Paul Trinka

Paul Trinka

Patterson

Richard Bull

Richard Bull

Doctor

Robert Dowdell

Chip Morton

Marco López

Crewman (uncredited)

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