{"id":83718,"date":"2022-05-04T10:04:26","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T17:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=83718"},"modified":"2022-05-04T12:02:49","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T19:02:49","slug":"voyage-to-the-bottom-of-the-sea-1961","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=83718","title":{"rendered":"Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;The wild dreams of today are the practical realities of tomorrow.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Bottom-Sea-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Bottom-Sea-Poster-195x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-83719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Bottom-Sea-Poster-195x300.png 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Bottom-Sea-Poster-83x128.png 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Bottom-Sea-Poster-176x270.png 176w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Bottom-Sea-Poster.png 535w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen the admiral (Walter Pidgeon) of a U.S. naval submarine known as the Seaview learns that the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Van_Allen_radiation_belt\">Van Allen radiation belts<\/a> have caused an Earth-destroying fire, he heads with his crew &#8212; including his captain (Robert Sterling), his trusty commodore (Peter Lorre), and a scientist (Joan Fontaine) studying stress &#8212; to seek permission from the U.N. science chief (Henry Daniell) to blast a nuclear missile at the belts; but when Daniell says no, Admiral Nelson (Pidgeon) proceeds with his plans anyway, leading Sterling and Fontaine to wonder if he may be suffering from a psychological breakdown.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>At Sea<\/li>\n<li>Disaster Flicks<\/li>\n<li>Henry Daniell Films<\/li>\n<li>Joan Fontaine Films<\/li>\n<li>Nuclear Threat<\/li>\n<li>Peter Lorre Films<\/li>\n<li>Science Fiction<\/li>\n<li>Submarines<\/li>\n<li>Walter Pidgeon Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nIrwin Allen (the &#8220;Master of Disaster&#8221;) is perhaps best known by film fanatics for producing <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=74075\"><em>The Poseidon Adventure<\/em> (1972)<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=19538\"><em>The Towering Inferno<\/em> (1974)<\/a> &#8212; though he did actually direct a few titles as well, including the Oscar-winning documentary <em>The Sea Around Us<\/em> (1953) (not listed in <em>GFTFF<\/em>), the notoriously awful &#8220;historical drama&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3978\"><em>The Story of Mankind<\/em> (1957)<\/a>,  <em>The Lost World<\/em> (1960), <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=11121\"><em>The Swarm<\/em> (1978)<\/a>, and this Fox CinemaScope production featuring a never-ending series of (what else?) calamities. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Crash.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Crash-1024x431.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"269\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-83731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Crash-1024x431.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Crash-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Crash-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Crash-768x323.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Crash-604x254.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Crash.png 1305w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even for a relatively uninformed viewer like myself, it&#8217;s obvious that the &#8220;science&#8221; behind just about every plot element in this film is nonsensical, leading one to focus instead on the visuals (Winton Hoch&#8217;s cinematography is beautiful):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Vibrant-Red.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Vibrant-Red-1024x438.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"274\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-83723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Vibrant-Red-1024x438.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Vibrant-Red-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Vibrant-Red-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Vibrant-Red-768x329.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Vibrant-Red-604x258.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Vibrant-Red.png 1325w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; the reasonable special effects: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Submarine2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Submarine2-1024x430.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"269\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-83726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Submarine2-1024x430.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Submarine2-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Submarine2-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Submarine2-768x322.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Submarine2-604x253.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Submarine2.png 1299w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; the corny dialogue (&#8220;This &#8216;toy&#8217; of mine is a demanding lady&#8221;), and the overly earnest performances by a cast of Big Names: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Group-Shot.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Group-Shot-1024x442.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"276\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-83740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Group-Shot-1024x442.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Group-Shot-300x130.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Group-Shot-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Group-Shot-768x332.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Group-Shot-604x261.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Group-Shot.png 1308w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Poor Lorre is relegated to an initial scene showing him &#8220;walking&#8221; a (plastic) shark: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Lorre-Shark.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Lorre-Shark-1024x436.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"273\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-83732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Lorre-Shark-1024x436.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Lorre-Shark-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Lorre-Shark-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Lorre-Shark-768x327.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Lorre-Shark-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Lorre-Shark.png 1303w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and then otherwise simply lurks around the set looking supremely glum. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Lorre-Cigar.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Lorre-Cigar-1024x436.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"273\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-83733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Lorre-Cigar-1024x436.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Lorre-Cigar-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Lorre-Cigar-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Lorre-Cigar-768x327.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Lorre-Cigar-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Lorre-Cigar.png 1317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Fontaine has primarily one (concerned) expression on her face throughout the entire film: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Fontaine2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Fontaine2-1024x426.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"266\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-83737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Fontaine2-1024x426.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Fontaine2-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Fontaine2-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Fontaine2-768x320.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Fontaine2-604x251.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Fontaine2.png 1295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; while Daniell is given exactly one scene: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Daniell.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Daniell-1024x431.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"269\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-83738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Daniell-1024x431.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Daniell-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Daniell-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Daniell-768x323.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Daniell-604x254.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Daniell.png 1305w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and Barbara Eden&#8217;s sexy lieutenant is stuck trying to keep things hot with her fiance (Sterling):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Kiss.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Kiss-1024x429.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"268\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-83742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Kiss-1024x429.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Kiss-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Kiss-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Kiss-768x322.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Kiss-604x253.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Kiss.png 1305w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; while mediating his increasing distrust of Pidgeon. Watch for Frankie Avalon (who sings the title song) in a bit role as a music-loving lieutenant: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Frankie-Trumpet.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Frankie-Trumpet-1024x434.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"271\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-83736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Frankie-Trumpet-1024x434.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Frankie-Trumpet-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Frankie-Trumpet-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Frankie-Trumpet-768x325.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Frankie-Trumpet-604x256.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Frankie-Trumpet.png 1311w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine widescreen cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Widescreen.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Widescreen-1024x420.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"263\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-83735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Widescreen-1024x420.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Widescreen-300x123.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Widescreen-128x52.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Widescreen-768x315.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Widescreen-604x248.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Voyage-Widescreen.png 1317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNope; you can skip this one. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0055608\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s4264voya.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allmovie.com\/movie\/voyage-to-the-bottom-of-the-sea-v53041\/review\">All Movie Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=9341\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/sciencefiction\/voyage-to-the-bottom-of-the-sea-film-1961.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The wild dreams of today are the practical realities of tomorrow.&#8221; Synopsis: When the admiral (Walter Pidgeon) of a U.S. naval submarine known as the Seaview learns that the Van Allen radiation belts have caused an Earth-destroying fire, he heads with his crew &#8212; including his captain (Robert Sterling), his trusty commodore (Peter Lorre), and a scientist (Joan Fontaine) studying stress &#8212; to seek permission from the U.N. science chief (Henry Daniell) to blast a nuclear missile at the belts;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=83718\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.9 - 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