The Neptune Factor (1973)
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22% of users liked it
(65 ratings)
A research facility becomes a death trap, and only an untested Navy vessel can save the day in this adventure drama. A team of scientists led by Hal Hamilton (Michael J. Reynolds) is studying marine life in an underwater research station called Sealab. Shortly before the Sealab crew are scheduled to… More A research facility becomes a death trap, and only an untested Navy vessel can save the day in this adventure drama. A team of scientists led by Hal Hamilton (Michael J. Reynolds) is studying marine life in an underwater research station called Sealab. Shortly before the Sealab crew are scheduled to return to the surface, a massive underwater earthquake strands them at the bottom of the ocean. Project director Dr. Andrews (Walter Pidgeon), who had often fought to support the Sealab project against funding coordinator Norton Shepherd (Ed McGibbon), knows that he must act quickly to save the lives of those on board; he recruits Cmdr. Adrian Blake (Ben Gazzara) to use his new experimental submarine to find the Sealab and rescue the crew. Joining Blake on his mission are veteran sailor "Mack" McKay (Ernest Borgnine), his assistant Bob Cousins (Donnelly Rhodes), and Leah Jansen (Yvette Mimieux), a respected scientist and Hamilton's bride-to-be. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Daniel Petrie
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Science Fiction & Fantasy
G,
- In Theaters
- Aug 3, 1973 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Chuck O'Leary, FulvueDrive-in.com
A dull, lifeless deep-sea rescue adventure. Gray Lady Down tells the same type of story with a lot more conviction and suspense.
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Brian Webster, Apollo Guide
Extras on the disc include an eight-minute featurette, which gains most of its interest from the fact that it was made for early 1970s television.
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Brian Webster, Apollo Guide
More of a relic than a film that has stood the test of time, The Neptune Factor is mainly for those who like to see how filmmaking has evolved over the decades.
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Cast
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Ben Gazzara
as Cmdr. Adrian Blake
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Yvette Mimieux
as Leah Jansen
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Walter Pidgeon
as Dr. Samuel Andrews
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Ernest Borgnine
as Don "Mack" MacKay
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Donnelly Rhodes
as Cousin
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Chris Wiggens
as Capt. Williams
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Les Carlson
as Briggs
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David Mann
as Hawkes
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Ken Pogue
as Thomas
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Michael J. Reynolds
as Hamilton
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Mark Walker
as Moulton
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Stuart Gillard
as Bradley
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Frank Perry
as Sub Captain
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David Yorston
as Stephens
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Dan MacDonald
as Lt. Hobbs
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Richard Whelan
as Radio Officer
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Ed McGibbon
as Norton Shepherd
- Chris Wiggins
