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The Philadelphia Experiment

The Philadelphia Experiment

Past and present collide

20124.91h 25mPG-13

Overview

A secret government research project tries reviving the World War II "Philadelphia Experiment," which was an attempt to create a cloaking device to render warships invisible. When the experiment succeeds, it brings back the original ship (the Eldridge) that disappeared during the first test in 1943 - which brings death and destruction to the 21st century. It's up to the sole survivor of the first experiment and his granddaughter to stop it.

Directed by Paul Ziller
Written by Andy Briggs, David Sanderson
Produced by John Prince
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Top Cast

Ryan Robbins

Ryan Robbins

Richard Falkner

Nicholas Lea

Nicholas Lea

Bill Gardner

Malcolm McDowell

Malcolm McDowell

Morton Salinger

Emilie Ullerup

Emilie Ullerup

Molly Gardener

Michael Paré

Michael Paré

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Lauro David Chartrand-DelValle

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Gina Holden

Gina Holden

Katheryn Moore

John Reardon

John Reardon

Carl Reed

Allison Hossack

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About The Philadelphia Experiment

The Philadelphia Experiment is a adventure, science fiction, thriller, mystery film released in 2012 exploring themes of time travel, remake, re-imagining, plane crash, uss eldridge. Directed by Paul Ziller, it stars Ryan Robbins, Nicholas Lea, Malcolm McDowell. A secret government research project tries reviving the World War II "Philadelphia Experiment," which was an attempt to create a cloaking device to render warships invisible. When the experiment succeeds, it brings back the original ship (the Eldridge) that disappeared during the first test in 1943 - which brings death and destruction to the 21st century. It's up to the sole survivor of the first experiment and his granddaughter to stop it.

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