War-Gods of the Deep

War-Gods of the Deep
film poster by Reynold Brown
Directed by	Jacques Tourneur
Produced by	Daniel Haller
Written by	Charles Bennett Louis M. Heyward
Starring	Vincent Price Tab Hunter Susan Hart David Tomlinson John Le Mesurier
Music by	Stanley Black
Cinematography	Stephen Dade
Distributed by	American International Pictures
Release date(s)	United States: May 26, 1965 United Kingdom: June, 1965
Running time	85 min.
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

War-Gods of the Deep (also known as The City Under the Sea) is a 1965 science fiction film. It was directed by Jacques Tourneur and starred Vincent Price, Tab Hunter and David Tomlinson. The plot concerns the discovery of a lost city beneath the sea off the coast of Cornwall. Price is the captain overseeing a group of sailors who have lived there for more than a century where the peculiar mix of gases has allowed them to extend their lifespan.

The film was made in the tradition of the period fantasies started with Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954). The film attempted to capitalize on the series of Edgar Allan Poe films that had been made by Roger Corman, starring Price. To this extent the film took the title of a Poe poem, "The City in the Sea", and attempted to exploit the Poe films trend, even though the only connection is a recitation of the poem at the end.

Cast

• Vincent Price as Sir Hugh, The Captain
• David Tomlinson as Harold Tufnell-Jones
• Tab Hunter as Ben Harris
• Susan Hart as Jill Tregillis
• John Le Mesurier as Rev. Jonathan Ives
• Henry Oscar as Mumford
• Derek Newark as Dan
• Roy Patrick as Simon

External links

• War-Gods of the Deep at the Internet Movie Database
• War-Gods of the Deep (1965) at DBCult Film Institute
• War-Gods of the Deep at AllRovi