The Atomic Submarine (1959) on Netflix
Ships vanish in the Arctic, and an undersea light destroys a submarine near the North Pole. Commander Dan Wendover takes the atomic submarine Tigershark north with the scientist Sir Ian Hunt.
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Plot summary
Ships have been disappearing in the Arctic, and the polar route is closed while governments meet in emergency at the Pentagon. Commander Dan Wendover, captain of the atomic submarine Tigershark, hears what is known about the sinkings and about his own boat's special hull and its minisub, the Lungfish. The Secretary of Defense, Justin Murdock, orders Wendover to take the Tigershark north with the Nobel Prize-winning scientist Sir Ian Hunt and end the sinkings if he can. Aboard, Lieutenant Commander Richard "Reef" Holloway, the executive officer, finds that he is bunking with Dr. Carl Neilson Jr., a pacifistic scientist he dislikes.
Cast
- Richard Tyleras Frogman Carney
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Atomic Submarine (1959)
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- Producer Alex Gordon wanted John Agar for the lead in The Atomic Submarine, but only had $1,500 for the part, and Agar would not lower his price.
- Principal photography on The Atomic Submarine began on 18 June 1959 and was finished in six days, with stock footage of submarines and ship explosions cut in among the new shots.
