The Neptune Factor

The Neptune Factor (1973)

The most fantastic undersea odyssey ever filmed.

When an underwater ocean lab is lost in a earthquake, an advanced submarine is sent down to find it and encounters terrible danger.

Date of release
1973-06-26
TMDB
5.1 / 10 (56)
Runtime
1h 38m
Genres
Action, Science Fiction
Director
Daniel Petrie

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Cayman Islands

The Neptune Factor, also known as The Neptune Disaster, is a 1973 science fiction film directed by Daniel Petrie, featuring underwater cinematography by Paul Herbermann. The film's special effects utilized underwater photography of miniatures with actual marine life.

Production

Sandy Howard, a film producer from the United States, brought the idea of The Neptune Factor to David Perlmutter and Harold Greenberg, who chose to produce the film. Howard wanted the film to be made in the United States, but Greenberg was able to have the film shot in Canada. The film was based on an original story by writer Jack DeWitt. Gazzara and Borgnine's casting was announced in August 1972.

The film was shot from 25 September to 16 December 1972, on a budget of $2,500,000 (equivalent to $18,744,292 in 2025). The Canadian Film Development Corporation contributed $200,000 to the film's budget under the demand that Daniel Petrie be the director.

The nature of the Oceanlab underwater facility bears a resemblance to real-world projects of the 1960s such as the ConShelf Two project of Jacques Cousteau, NASA's NEEMO, and the US Navy SEALAB.

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