The City under the Sea (Original title)City in the Sea (Working title)War-gods of the Deep (Alternative title)Warlords of the Deep (Alternative title)
Dates: 1965 (Copyright), 24 October 1965 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, USADirected by: Jacques Tourneur
Synopsis: Adventure mystery. One stormy night in Cornwall, a dead body is found washed up on a beach, a local house is broken into by a mysterious humanoid sea creature, and a young lady, Jill Tregillis, is abducted and taken to a subterranean community of smugglers living in the caves beneath the cliffs. Friends Ben Harris and the eccentric Harold Tufnell-Jones (carrying his pet rooster Herbert in a picnic basket) venture down into the caves too and find themselves in Lyonesse, the fabled drowned city (as suggested in the poetry of Poe), where a community of smugglers from around 1800 live in the shadow of tyrannical overlord Sir Hugh, known as The Captain. The air in the caves extends their lives abnormally, but they can never go back up into daylight and survive. The Captain sees in Jill the image of his lost love, which is why he has had her brought here. Yet he knows the nearby underwater volcano is unstable and may soon erupt, destroying the city forever. With Harris posing as a volcano expert to buy them some time, the three friends plot their escape, and are aided by the community's jaded clergyman, the Reverend Jonathan Ives, who helps them with directions. But the escape is perilous, as the sea creatures will fight to stop them.
Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction
Subjects: Diving, Smuggling
Releases
Date: 1965Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 84 mins Length: 7613 FeetDialogue (original): English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(8)
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Description: Base: SafetyBFI identifier: C-217591
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7517 FeetBFI identifier: C-18765
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Film materials(8)
Description: Base: SafetyBFI identifier: C-217591
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Sound: MuteLength: 1712 FeetBFI identifier: C-18762
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Colour InternegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 7572 FeetStock date: 1964BFI identifier: C-18764
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Colour InterpositiveBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 7572 FeetStock date: 1994BFI identifier: C-834820
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1221276
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7517 FeetBFI identifier: C-18765
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Master PositiveBase: CTASound: SoundLength: 7608 FeetStock date: 1994BFI identifier: C-834819
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 7608 FeetStock date: 1965BFI identifier: C-18763
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Dates: 1965 (Copyright), 24 October 1965 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, USADirected by: Jacques Tourneur
Synopsis: Adventure mystery. One stormy night in Cornwall, a dead body is found washed up on a beach, a local house is broken into by a mysterious humanoid sea creature, and a young lady, Jill Tregillis, is abducted and taken to a subterranean community of smugglers living in the caves beneath the cliffs. Friends Ben Harris and the eccentric Harold Tufnell-Jones (carrying his pet rooster Herbert in a picnic basket) venture down into the caves too and find themselves in Lyonesse, the fabled drowned city (as suggested in the poetry of Poe), where a community of smugglers from around 1800 live in the shadow of tyrannical overlord Sir Hugh, known as The Captain. The air in the caves extends their lives abnormally, but they can never go back up into daylight and survive. The Captain sees in Jill the image of his lost love, which is why he has had her brought here. Yet he knows the nearby underwater volcano is unstable and may soon erupt, destroying the city forever. With Harris posing as a volcano expert to buy them some time, the three friends plot their escape, and are aided by the community's jaded clergyman, the Reverend Jonathan Ives, who helps them with directions. But the escape is perilous, as the sea creatures will fight to stop them.
Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction
Subjects: Diving, Smuggling
Releases
Date: 1965Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 84 mins Length: 7613 FeetDialogue (original): English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(8)
Accessible materials to view(2)
Description: Base: SafetyBFI identifier: C-217591
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7517 FeetBFI identifier: C-18765
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Film materials(8)
Description: Base: SafetyBFI identifier: C-217591
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Sound: MuteLength: 1712 FeetBFI identifier: C-18762
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Colour InternegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 7572 FeetStock date: 1964BFI identifier: C-18764
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Colour InterpositiveBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 7572 FeetStock date: 1994BFI identifier: C-834820
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1221276
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7517 FeetBFI identifier: C-18765
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Master PositiveBase: CTASound: SoundLength: 7608 FeetStock date: 1994BFI identifier: C-834819
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 7608 FeetStock date: 1965BFI identifier: C-18763
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status