| The Neptune Factor | |
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| Directed by | Daniel Petrie |
| Written by | Jack DeWitt |
| Produced by | Sandy Howard (as Sanford Howard) |
| Starring | Ben Gazzara Yvette Mimieux Walter Pidgeon Ernest Borgnine |
| Cinematography | Harry Makin |
| Edited by | Stan Cole |
| Music by | Lalo Schifrin |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Countries | Canada United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2.5 million[2] |
| Box office | $2,750,000 (US/ Canada)[3] |
The Neptune Factor, also known as The Neptune Disaster,[4] is a 1973 science fiction film directed by Daniel Petrie, featuring underwater cinematography by Paul Herbermann. The film's special effects utilized underwater photography of miniatures with actual marine life.
- ^ "The Neptune Factor advertisement". Daily Variety. May 31, 1973. p. 5.
- ^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p257
- ^ Solomon p 232. See also "Big Rental Films of 1973", Variety, 9 January 1974 p 19. Please note figure is rentals not total gross.
- ^ Alternate Titles for THE NEPTUNE FACTOR at IMDb