Admiral Nelson takes a brand new atomic submarine through its paces. When the Van Allen radiation belt catches fire the admiral must find a way to beat the heat or watch the world go up in smoke.
Review
Walter Pidgeon leads fellow iconoclasts aboard a giant futuristic (for 1961) submarine in a desperate race to save the world from firey oblivion. Another reviewer once commented that there was plenty of action but precious little logic in this film but so what If one views it as escapist nonsense its pretty enjoyable even if the plot does get a little overheated (sorry we couldnt resist) toward the end. Van Allen belt catching fire Absurd. Three thousand foot crush depth for a Thresherclass attack sub Ridiculous. But again so what The effects hold up pretty well theres a solid cast including Peter Lorre (not his last film but clearly his days were numbered) Michael Ansara and Frankie Avalon who was thrown into the mix to attract a younger audience and of course the giant octopus. The octopus scene was actually shot in reverse since octopi are quite timid and this one could not be coaxed into attaching itself to the submarine for any usable length of time. Seriously though in spite of bad science and stupendous leaps of questionable logic "Voyage" is a better than average vintage scifi flick. Make a big bowl of popcorn and enjoy the ride!