The Neptune Factor
The Neptune Factor, also known as The Neptune Disaster, is a 1973 science fiction film directed by Daniel Petrie, featuring underwater cinematography by Paul Herbermann. The film's special effects utilized underwater photography of miniatures with actual marine life.
Plot
Marine scientists prepare to leave their underwater ocean lab after an extended stay performing oceanographic research. An underwater earthquake interrupts their plans. Dr. Andrews (Walter Pidgeon) enlists experimental sub captain Adrien Blake (Ben Gazzara) to survey the damage and rescue the oceanauts. He brings along chief diver "Mack" MacKay (Ernest Borgnine) and Dr. Leah Jansen (Yvette Mimieux), fiancée of one of the scientists.
More details
| author | Jack DeWitt |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Nova Scotia |
| director | Daniel Petrie |
| editor | Stan Cole |
| genre | science fiction |
| keywords | air supply aquanaut breathe ecosystem oceanaut rescue survive underwater underwater habitat |
| musicBy | Lalo Schifrin |
| producer | Sandy Howard |
| publisher | 20th Century Fox |
| recordedAt | Cayman Islands |
| theme | disaster submarine |