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Battle Beneath the Earth
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Wikipedia article
'Battle Beneath the Earth' is a 1967 British sci-fi thriller film starring Kerwin Mathews. It was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film also features character actor Ed Bishop.
Plot
Scientist Arnold Kramer believes that rogue elements of the communist Chinese army headed by fanatic General Chan Lu are using advanced burrowing machines in an effort to conquer the U.S. by placing atomic bombs under major cities. He is committed to an asylum, but when he is visited by U.S. Navy commander Jonathan Shaw, what he tells him lines up with observations Shaw's made himself. Shaw gets him released and produces enough evidence to convince his superiors that the story is on the level, and he is ordered to lead troops underground to defeat the red army and defuse the bombs.
Cast
Release
The movie was featured on the CBS Late Movie, in late-December 1973. The picture later received a VHS home-video release in the early 1980s.
It was also a staple of afternoon-movie or Saturday-morning Creature Features-type TV programs before the historic sale of the MGM/UA film library. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer originally handled North American theatrical distribution.
The movie was released to DVD by Warner Home Video on 29 July 2008, as a Best Buy exclusive double feature with 'The Ultimate Warrior'.
Reception
The film has been described as "deliriously paranoid".
Score
The film features a fast-paced "crime-jazz" / jazz-noir musical score by Ken Jones.
See also
*Invasion literature
References
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