Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

This article is about the original film. For the spin-off TV series, see Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series). For the novelization of the screenplay, see Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (novel).
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Theatrical release poster (1 of 4 used)
Directed byIrwin Allen
Written byIrwin Allen
Charles Bennett
Produced byIrwin Allen
StarringWalter Pidgeon
Joan Fontaine
Barbara Eden
Peter Lorre
Robert Sterling
Michael Ansara
Frankie Avalon
CinematographyWinton Hoch
Edited byGeorge Boemler
Music byPaul Sawtell and Bert Shefter
Production
company
Windsor Productions
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • July 12, 1961 (1961-07-12)
Running time
105 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,580,000[1]
Box office$7 million (US/Canada)[2][3]

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea is a 1961 American science fiction disaster film, produced and directed by Irwin Allen, and starring Walter Pidgeon and Robert Sterling. The supporting cast includes Peter Lorre, Joan Fontaine, Barbara Eden, Michael Ansara, and Frankie Avalon. The film's storyline was written by Irwin Allen and Charles Bennett. The opening title credits theme song was sung by Avalon. The film was distributed by 20th Century Fox.

  1. ^ Solomon, Aubrey (1989). Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History. The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 253. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1.
  2. ^ Solomon (1989), p. 228 Please note figures are rentals accruing to distributors.
  3. ^ "1961 Rentals and Potential". Variety. 10 Jan 1961. p. 58.