
[1966]
RELEASE DATE: 09.05.2005
AWARDS: Won 2 OscarsĀ® (Art Direction, Effects) and Nominated for 3 more.
This science-fiction "inner space" thriller, one of the most amazing ever conceived, follows a crew of medical scientists (Stephen Boyd, Raquel Welch, Edmond O'Brien, Donald Pleasance, Arthur O'Connell, William Redfield, Arthur Kennedy) on an incredible submarine journey through the human body and into the brain to perform a delicate repair operation. The team must combat the elements of the living body as well as a saboteur in their midst. But first they have to be miniaturised to microbe size for their fantastic adventure.
Isaac Asimov was approached to write the novel from the script. He perused the script, and declared the script to be full of plot holes. Receiving permission to write the book the way he wanted, delays in filming and the speed at which he wrote saw the book appear before the film.
The scenes of crewmembers swimming outside the sub were shot on dry sound stages with the actors suspended from wires.