They can only tap into the London cable, and Nelson learns there has been no contact with the U.S. During the cable tapping attempt, Crane and Alvarez battle a giant squid. Nelson and Crane attempt tapping the Rio-to-London telephone cable in an attempt to reach the President. The Seaview races to reach the optimal firing position above the Pacific Ocean's Marianas trench in time for the needed angle of trajectory. The Admiral and the Commodore quickly leave the proceedings intending to get authorization directly from the President himself. Nelson disagrees with Zucco's theory, claiming that his estimated burn-out point is incorrect. He believes the composition of the belt's gasses will cause the fire to soon burn itself out when reaching 173 degrees. The chief scientist and head delegate, Vienna's Emilio Zucco rejects the Admiral's plan as too risky. Seaview has the capability of firing the missile. A nuclear explosion should overwhelm and extinguish the flames, "amputating" the belt from the Earth. The Admiral and the Commander propose extinguishing the fire by launching a nuclear missile at the burning belt from the Mariana Islands. Nelson informs the UN that, according to their calculations, if the increasing temperature is not stopped, it will become irreversible and the Earth will die in about three weeks. Seaview arrives in New York Harbor two days later. Nelson and Commodore Emery have devised a plan to end the catastrophe. The President summons Admiral Nelson to a UN Emergency Scientific meeting. Nelson's on-board friend and scientist, retired Commodore Lucius Emery, concurs it is possible. He reports that a meteor shower has pierced the Van Allen radiation belt, causing it to catch on fire, resulting in a deadly increase in the global temperature. After rescuing scientist Miguel Alvarez and his dog at Ice Floe Delta, Seaview receives a radio message from Mission Director Inspector Bergan at the Bureau of Marine Exploration. Surfacing, they discover the sky is on fire. The polar ice suddenly begins to crack and melt, with boulder-size pieces sinking into the ocean around the submerged submarine (no explanation is given as to why the ice sinks). The mission includes being out of radio contact for 96 hours while under the Arctic ice cap. Susan Hiller, studying crew-related stress. Captain Lee Crane is the submarine's Commanding Officer. Seaview is designed and built by scientist and engineering genius Admiral Harriman Nelson (USN-Ret). The new, state-of-the-art nuclear submarine, Seaview, is on diving trials in the Arctic Ocean. The film was distributed by 20th Century Fox. The opening title credits theme song was sung by Avalon. The film's storyline was written by Irwin Allen and Charles Bennett. The supporting cast includes Peter Lorre, Joan Fontaine, Barbara Eden, Michael Ansara, and Frankie Avalon. 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.
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