A Crack In The Earth
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 1965 theatrical release affiche | |
| Directed by | Andrew Marton |
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| Cinematography | Manuel Berenguer |
| Music by | Johnny Douglas |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Land | Usa |
| Language | English language |
| Upkeep | $875,000[1] |
Scissure in the World is a 1965 American science-fiction doomsday disaster movie filmed in Spain. It is nearly scientists who launch a nuclear missile into the Earth's chaff, to release the geothermal energy of the magma beneath; but accidentally unleash a cataclysmic destruction that threatens to sever the earth in two. It was released by Paramount Pictures on February 24, 1965.[2]
Plot [edit]
An international consortium of scientists, operating every bit Project Inner Space in Tanganyika, Africa, is trying to tap into the Earth'due south geothermal free energy by drilling a very deep hole downwards to the Earth'southward core. The scientists are foiled by an extremely dense layer of textile. To penetrate the bulwark and accomplish the magma below, they intend to detonate an atomic device at the bottom of the pigsty.
The leader of the project, Dr. Stephen Sorenson (Dana Andrews), who is secretly dying of cancer, believes that the atomic device will burn down its way through the bulwark, but the project'due south main geologist, Dr. Ted Rampion (Kieron Moore), is convinced that the lower layers of the crust take been weakened by decades of underground nuclear tests, and that the detonation could produce a massive crack which would threaten the very existence of Globe.
The atomic device is used and Rampion'south fears prove justified, as the crust of the World develops an enormous fissure that progresses apace forth a fault line, causing earthquakes and tsunamis along its path. Rampion warns a committee of earth leaders that the scissure is capable of extending beyond the error, and that if it were to encircle the World, causing the land masses to dissever, the oceans would exist sucked in, generating steam at high enough of a pressure to rip the Earth apart.
Sorenson meanwhile discovers that in that location was a huge reservoir of hydrogen underground, which turned the small conventional diminutive explosion into a huge thermonuclear one that was millions of times more powerful. Some other atomic device, lowered into the magma bedchamber of an island volcano in the path of the crack, is used in the promise of stopping the crack, but it but reverses the cleft'southward direction. Eventually, the scissure approaches its starting point at the test site, and a huge chunk of the planet outlined by the crack is expected to be thrown out into space. Sorenson remains at the surreptitious control center to record the event, despite pleas past his wife Maggie to evacuate with the residual of the projection staff. She and Rampion barely escape the test site in time to observe the fiery nascency of a second moon. Its release stops the scissure, and the Earth survives.
Bandage [edit]
- Dana Andrews as Dr. Stephen Sorensen
- Janette Scott every bit Dr. Maggie Sorensen
- Kieron Moore as Dr. Ted Rampion
- Alexander Knox every bit Sir Charles Eggerston
Production [edit]
Shooting took place in and around Madrid, which was called for its lower production costs. Production lasted about seven weeks. The film'southward technical adviser was producer Glasser's neighbour, a geologist.[1]
Reception [edit]
Variety wrote that it was more conceivable than the usual science fiction premise and praised its special effects.[3] Howard Thompson of The New York Times called it "the best science-fiction thriller this year".[iv] Time Out London chosen it "awesomely credible" and described the ending'south imagery equally disturbing.[5]
See besides [edit]
- Listing of American films of 1965
- Dante's Peak
- The Cadre
References [edit]
- ^ a b Weaver, Tom (2006). Scientific discipline Fiction Stars and Horror Heroes. McFarland & Company. pp. 123–126. ISBN9780786428571.
- ^ "Crack in the World(1965)". Turner Archetype Movies . Retrieved October 21, 2015.
- ^ "Review: 'Crack in the World'". Diversity. 1965. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
- ^ Thompson, Howard (May xiii, 1965). "British Twin Bill". The New York Times . Retrieved October 21, 2015.
- ^ "Crack in the World". Time Out London . Retrieved October 21, 2015.
External links [edit]
- Crack in the Globe at IMDb
- Crack in the World at the TCM Movie Database
- Crack in the Earth at AllMovie
A Crack In The Earth,
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crack_in_the_World
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