Battle Beneath the Earth (1967)
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| Directed by | Montgomery Tully |
| Produced by | Charles Reynolds Charles F. Vetter |
| Written by | Story and original screenplay: Charles F. Vetter |
| Starring | Kerwin Mathews Vivienne Ventura Robert Ayres Peter Arne Al Mulock |
| Music by | Ken Jones |
| Cinematography | Kenneth Talbot |
| Editing by | Sidney Stone |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | October 1967 |
| Running time | 91 min |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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Battle Beneath the Earth (1967) is a sci-fi-espionage movie starring Kerwin Matthews. It also features character actor Ed Bishop who would later go on to star in the Gerry Anderson cult-tv show UFO.
The film is remarkable for its decidedly politically-incorrect depiction of the Red-Chinese, played mostly by English actors in yellowface. The action scenes―especially for a low budget matinee programmer―are brisk and occasionally bloody.
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[edit] Plot
The plot involves rogue elements of the communist Chinese army who use fantastic burrowing machines in an effort to place atomic bombs under major U.S. cities. The U.S. Navy sends troops underground to combat them.
[edit] Release
The movie received a VHS home-video release in the early-80's. 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
As of May 2008, it has not been released on region 1 DVD.
[edit] Score
The film -interestingly- features a fast-paced 'crime-jazz' musical score.
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