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The crew of an experimental underwater nuclear base are forced to struggle for their lives when their explorations disturb a creature who threatens to destroy their base.


“The most fantastic undersea odyssey ever filmed.”
When an underwater ocean lab is lost in a earthquake, an advanced submarine is sent down to find it and encounters terrible danger.

Ben Gazzara
Cmdr. Adrian Blake

Walter Pidgeon
Dr. Samuel Andrews

Ernest Borgnine
Chief Diver Don MacKay

Yvette Mimieux
Dr. Leah Jansen

Donnelly Rhodes
Diver Bob Cousins

Chris Wiggins
Capt. Williams

Michael J. Reynolds
Dr. Hal Hamilton

Mark Walker
Diver Dave Moulton

Leslie Carlson
Brigs, Triton Radioman

Stuart Gillard
Diver Phil Bradley
The Neptune Factor is a action, science fiction film released in 1973 exploring themes of rescue, monster, submarine, ocean, earthquake, laboratory. Directed by Daniel Petrie, it stars Ben Gazzara, Walter Pidgeon, Ernest Borgnine. When an underwater ocean lab is lost in a earthquake, an advanced submarine is sent down to find it and encounters terrible danger.
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