City Beneath the Sea (1971 film)

City Beneath the Sea is a 1971 science fiction television film and television pilot for a proposed series by Irwin Allen. It started as a conceptual 10minute demo reel as a means to sell the plot and concept to television studios. The concept was not bought initially and a few years later Allen produced a twohour telefilm for NBC. The two hour movie again failed to gain the response necessary to be picked up as a series, but has remained a cult favorite amongst scifi and Irwin Allen fans. In the UK it was shown theatrically in 1972. It was released on DVD as part of the Warner Archive Collection.

Allen filmed the original concept for City Beneath The Sea as a scifi vehicle set in the year 2068. The proposed cast consisted of Glenn Corbett, Lloyd Bochner, Lawrence Montaigne, Francine York, Cecile Ozorio and a young but experienced James Brolin. The plot concerned the destruction of an undersea drilling project that could possibly threaten the undersea city of Triton. Triton is a thriving underwater city run by General Kevin Matthews Corbett with his associates Lia Holmes York, scientific advisor Dr. Raymond Aguila Montaigne an amphibianhuman hybrid who can breathe underwater and his head of security Choo Choo Kino Ozorio. Their lead engineer Temple Bochner is scheming to put an end to an underwater drilling project, which is spearheaded by the US government and run by Matthews team. The finale involves Matthews confronting Temple on the projects surface platform as it is destroyed in flames.The original concept was never aired. It remained unseen by the public until the release of the DVD The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen in 1995, where it was included as a special feature. ........

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