Auf U-17 ist die Hölle los (1959)
Als es in der Nähe des Polarkreises zu einer Häufung mysteriöser Schiffsunglücke kommt, wird das amerikanische Atom-U-Boot Tiger Shark entsandt, um die Vorkommnisse zu untersuchen. Schon bald muss die Besatzung feststellen, dass sie es mit einem Feind zu tun hat, der unbesiegbar scheint. Denn unter dem Eis des Polarmeers hält sich ein außerirdisches Raumschiff versteckt. Zwar ist der Feind erkannt, aber der Eindringling ist schwer dingfest zu machen. So beginnt eine Jagd unter Wasser, deren Ausgang auch über das Schicksal der Erde entscheidet. Welches Wesen mag das fremde Schiff steuern und wie kann man es aufhalten, bevor es das Signal zur Invasion an seinen Heimatplaneten sendet?
Der Regisseur: Spencer Gordon Bennet
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Arthur Franz as Richard "Reef" Holloway |
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Dick Foran as Dan Wendover |
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Brett Halsey as Carl Neilson Jr. |
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Tom Conway as Ian Hunt |
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Paul Dubov as David Milburn |
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Bob Steele as "Grif" Griffin |
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Victor Varconi as Clifford Kent |
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Joi Lansing as Julie |
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Selmer Jackson as Admiral Terhune |
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Jack Mulhall as Justin Murdock |
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Jean Moorhead as Helen Milburn |
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Richard Tyler as Frogman Carney |
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Kenneth Becker as Frogman Powell |
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Sid Melton as Chester Tuttle |
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Frank Watkins as Watkins |
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Pat Michaels as Narrator |
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John Hilliard as Saucer Voice (voice) |
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Edmund Cobb as Passerby (uncredited) |
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Frank Lackteen as Passerby (uncredited) |
| Production | Alex Gordon | Producer |
| Camera | Gilbert Warrenton | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Jack Rabin | Story |
| Writing | Orville H. Hampton | Writer |
| Writing | Irving Block | Story |
| Directing | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Director |
| Crew | Irving Block | Special Effects |
| Crew | Louis DeWitt | Special Effects |
| Editing | William Austin | Editor |
| Crew | Jack Rabin | Special Effects |
| Sound | Alexander Laszlo | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Irving Block | Associate Producer |
| Art | Don Ament | Art Direction |
| Production | Jack Rabin | Associate Producer |
| Production | Henry Schrage | Co-Producer |
| Production | Orville H. Hampton | Associate Producer |
| Art | Daniel Haller | Art Direction |
| Art | Max Frankel | Property Master |
| Directing | Clark L. Paylow | Assistant Director |
| Lighting | George Satterfield | Electrician |
| Directing | Judith Hart | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Harry Reif | Set Decoration |
| Production | Edward Morey Jr. | Production Manager |
| Crew | Milton Olsen | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Emile LaVigne | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Ralph Butler | Sound |
| Camera | Arthur Lane | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Arthur M. Broidy | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Neil Brunnenkant | Music Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Norah Sharpe | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Roger J. Weinberg | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Sound | Martin Greco | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Harry Lewis | Grip |