Trapped Beneath the Sea | |
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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 |
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