Trapped Beneath the Sea

Trapped Beneath the Sea is a 1974 American made-for-television action drama film directed by William A. Graham. The screenplay concerns four men trapped in a mini-submarine in waters off the coast of Florida. Paul Michael Glaser, Joshua Bryant, Cliff Potts and Roger Kern play the victims. Lee J. Cobb and Martin Balsam are among those trying to rescue them.^[2] The film premiered as the ABC Movie of the Week on October 22, 1974.

Trapped Beneath the Sea
Based on	The Johnson Sea Link accident in June 1973[1]
Written by	Stanford Whitmore
Directed by	William A. Graham
Starring	Lee J. Cobb Martin Balsam Joshua Bryant Paul Michael Glaser Cliff Potts
Narrated by	Howard K. Smith
Music by	Joel Hirschhorn Al Kasha
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Frank Capra Jr.
Cinematography	Terry Meade
Editors	Ronald J. Fagan Marshall Neilan
Running time	97 minutes
Production company	ABC Circle Films
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	October 22, 1974 (1974-10-22)

Cast

• Lee J. Cobb as Victor Bateman
• Martin Balsam as T.C. Hollister
• Paul Michael Glaser as Jack Beech
• Joshua Bryant as Sam Wallants
• Barra Grant as Grace Wallants
• Cliff Potts as Gordon Gaines
• Warren Kemmerling as Cmdr. Prestwick
• Laurie Prange as Chris Moffet
• Phillip Richard Allen as Lt. Cmdr. Hanratty
• Redmond Gleeson as PO1 Stanton
• Roger Kern as Jeff Turley
• S. John Launer as Capt. Osborn
• Rod Perry as Jimmy
• William Wintersole as Cmdr. Robbins
• Simon Deckard as Dr. Lewison
• Fred Franklyn (credited as Fredric Franklyn) as Howard Wynter
• Norman Honath as Sailor #1
• Andy Knight as Sailor #2
• Hunter von Leer as Seaman Schrier
• Howard K. Smith as Narrator

See also

• List of American films of 1974