One of my sci-fi/horror/fantasy reviews written 50 years ago: Directed by Don McDougal for producer Ivan Tors and Universal TV; screenplay by Winston Miller and Leslie Stevens; photography by Clifford Poland; underwater direction by Ricou Browning; edited by Ed Dumbrille; music by Lalo Schifrin. Starring Ricardo Montalban, Jose Ferrer, Kate Woodville, Lawrence Casey, Tom Simcox, Chris Robinson, Leslie Nielsen and Curt Lowens.

Straightforward Tors science fiction of underwater suspense utilizing somewhat futuristic equipment in fighting escaping nerve gas. Has attractive Miss Woodville and electronic Lalo score, but stinko random zooms by Poland.

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