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Latitude Zero (1969)

Latitude Zero (1969)

Action Science Fiction Adventure

Discover the incredible world of tomorrow... 15 miles straight down at LATITUDE ZERO

Release Date: 1969, July 26
Directors: Ishirō Honda
Countries: Japan, United States of America
Production: TOHO, Ambassador Productions, Don Sharpe Enterprises
Cast: Haruo Nakajima, Akira Takarada, Joseph Cotten, Akihiko Hirata, Richard Jaeckel, Hitoshi Ōmae, Osman Yusuf, Cesar Romero, Wataru Ōmae, Hiroshi Sekita, Susumu Kurobe, Tetsu Nakamura

Overview:

A massive underwater volcano erupts and puts a group of investigative scientists in danger. They are rescued by an atomic super submarine named The Alpha under the command of Captain McKenzie. The group is quickly taken to a vast underwater city known as Latitude Zero, a fantastic, Atlantean type utopia, a world beneath the ocean with its own sun. It is soon discovered that Captain McKenzie is at war with the evil Dr. Malic, a cruel scientist who wishes to rule mankind all the while conducting genetic experiments on humans and animals. Malic sends his agents to kidnap Dr. Okada, a human scientist who has created a serum that can immunize exposure to radiation.

Keywords:

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