Phantom Below

Phantom Below
Screenplay byMark Sanderson
Story byStephen P. Jarchow
Directed byBrian Trenchard-Smith
StarringAdrian Paul
Catherine Dent
Mike Doyle
Matt Battaglia
Mark Deklin
Theme music composerDavid Reynolds
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerBrian Trenchard-Smith
CinematographyPaul Atkins
Mark Gerasimenko
EditorStephen Mirrione
Running time95 minutes
Budget$1.6 million[1]
Original release
ReleaseApril 1, 2005 (2005-04-01)
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Phantom Below (also known as USS Poseidon: Phantom Below and Tides of War) is the first film released by Hawaii-based studio Pacific Films. Its world premiere was at the Hawaii International Film Festival on March 31, 2005. The film is notable in that it has three different editions: one for general audiences, another with eight additional minutes for Japanese audiences, and one with a homosexual theme (Tides of War)[2] as an original film production for LGBT-interest television channel here!.

It was filmed entirely on the Hawaiian island of Oahu and employed hundreds of local actors and crew members. It was produced and directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith and stars Adrian Paul as Commander Frank Habley and Mike Doyle as his lover, Lt. Commander Tom Palatonio.

  1. ^ "Brian Trenchard Smith Swims the Tides of War", Trailers from Hell, 31 May 2011 Archived 28 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine accessed 9 February 2013
  2. ^ "Tides of War". Here TV. 2005. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.