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Leviathan

Leviathan

How long can you hold your breath?

19896.01h 38m

Overview

Underwater deep-sea miners encounter a Soviet wreck and bring back a dangerous cargo to their base on the ocean floor with horrifying results. The crew of the mining base must fight to survive against a genetic mutation that hunts them down one by one.

Directed by George P. Cosmatos
Written by David Webb Peoples, Jeb Stuart
Produced by Aurelio De Laurentiis, Luigi De Laurentiis
Box OfficeBudget: $25.0MRevenue: $15.7M

Top Cast

Peter Weller

Peter Weller

Steven Beck

Richard Crenna

Richard Crenna

Dr. Glen 'Doc' Thompson

Amanda Pays

Amanda Pays

Elizabeth 'Willie' Williams

Daniel Stern

Daniel Stern

Buzz 'Sixpack' Parrish

Ernie Hudson

Ernie Hudson

Justin Jones

Michael Carmine

Michael Carmine

Tony 'DeJesus' Rodero

Lisa Eilbacher

Lisa Eilbacher

Bridget Bowman

Héctor Elizondo

Héctor Elizondo

C.P. Cobb

Meg Foster

Meg Foster

Ms. Martin

Eugene Lipinski

Eugene Lipinski

Russian Ship Captain

Themes & Keywords

seamonsterexperimentalcoholoceanshipwreckminescuba divingsea monsterscubadeepseatrapped underwater 

About Leviathan

Leviathan is a adventure, horror, thriller, science fiction film released in 1989 exploring themes of sea, monster, experiment, alcohol, ocean, shipwreck. Directed by George P. Cosmatos, it stars Peter Weller, Richard Crenna, Amanda Pays. Underwater deep-sea miners encounter a Soviet wreck and bring back a dangerous cargo to their base on the ocean floor with horrifying results. The crew of the mining base must fight to survive against a genetic mutation that hunts them down one by one.

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