Trapped Beneath the Sea

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Trapped Beneath the Sea
Based onThe Johnson Sea Link accident in June 1973 [1]
Written byStanford 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 originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producer Frank Capra Jr.
CinematographyTerry Meade
EditorsRonald J. Fagan
Marshall Neilan
Running time97 minutes
Production company ABC Circle Films
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseOctober 22, 1974 (1974-10-22)

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.

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