BATTLE BENEATH THE EARTH
1967

A British film attempting to ape big budget Hollywood movies. Battle Beneath the Earth (1967) is a British sci-fi-espionage movie starring Kerwin Matthews. It was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film also features character actor Ed Bishop, who later went on to star in the Gerry Anderson cult-TV show UFO.

PLOT:
Rogue elements of the communist Chinese army led by evil renegade Chinese General Chan Lu plan on launching nuclear attacks on America from a series of underground tunnels using fantastic burrowing machines to place atomic bombs under major U.S. cities. It's up to brave, but disgraced military man Commander Jonathan Shaw to stop General Chan Lu before it's too late. Leading U.S. Navy troops underground he attempts to foil their dastardly plans...

CAST:
Kerwin Mathews ... Cmdr. Jonathan Shaw
Vivienne Ventura ... Tila Yung
Robert Ayres ... Adm. Felix Hillebrand
Peter Arne ... Arnold Kramer
Al Mulock ... Sgt. Marvin Mulberry
Martin Benson ... Gen. Chan Lu
Peter Elliott ... Dr. Kengh Lee
Earl Cameron ... Sgt. Seth Hawkins
John Brandon ... Maj. Frank Cannon
Ed Bishop ... Lt. Cmdr. Vance Cassidy
Bill Nagy ... Col. Talbot Wilson
Sarah Brackett ... Meg Webson
Paula Li Shiu ... Dr. Arnn
David Spenser ... Maj. Chai
Michael McStay ... Bomb Train Commander
Carl Jaffe ... Dr. Galissi
Norma West ... Susan Kramer
Larry Cross ... Broadcaster
Bessie Love ... Matron
Bee Duffell ... Matron's Friend
Bill Hutchinson ... Lanchek
Martin Terry ... Mine Foreman
Frank Lieberman ... Police
Roy Pattison ... Police
Chela Matthison ... Nurse

Director: Montgomery Tully

RUNNING TIME: 91 MIN