5.9
Crack in the World
ActionDramaSci-FiApproved
"Thank God it's only a motion picture!"
Duration
1h 36mRelease
15 Apr 1965Country
United States
Language
EnglishOverview
Dr. Steven Sorenson plans to tap the geothermal energy of the Earth's interior by means of a thermonuclear device detonated deep within the Earth. This experiment causes a crack to form and grow within the Earth's crust, which threatens to split the earth in two if it is not stopped in time.
Plot
A dying scientist pushes forward his project to tap through to the Earth's magma layer, with results that threaten to destroy the Earth as we know it.
Cast
Dana AndrewsJanette ScottKieron Moore
Ratings
Internet Movie Database: 5.9/10Rotten Tomatoes: 88%
Details
Director
Andrew Marton
Writers
Jon Manchip WhiteJulian Zimet
Budget
$873,000Trailer
Trailer
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