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''The Atomic Submarine'' is a 1959 independently made American black-and-white science fiction film produced by Alex Gordon, directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet, and starring Arthur Franz, Dick Foran, Brett Halsey and Joi Lansing, with John Hillard as the voice of the alien. The film was distributed by Allied Artists Pictures Corporation. The story of ''The Atomic Submarine'' concerns an alien invasion that begins when an underwater UFO attacks the world's shipping for unknown reasons. The film showcases the (then) new technology of nuclear submarines and follows the crew and scientists aboard the atomic powered USS ''Tigershark'', which has been ordered to hunt down the mysterious underwater saucer and stop its disruption of sea commerce. ==Plot== A brief opening prologue describes how in 1909 Robert Peary had trouble reaching the North Pole, while postulating that Peary would have been amazed to see how in just a few decades the very same pole had become a major thoroughfare for civilian and military shipping; a futuristic prediction of cargo-carrying atomic submarines then follows. One of those submarines is destroyed by a mysterious undersea light. The loss of this and several other cargo ships alarms the world. Governments temporarily close the polar route and convene an emergency meeting at The Pentagon. Present at the meeting is Commander Dan Wendover (Dick Foran), the Captain of the atomic submarine ''Tigershark'', and Nobel Prize winning scientist Sir Ian Hunt (Tom Conway). The United States Secretary of Defense (Jack Mulhil) leads the meeting; he explains all that is known about the disasters in the Arctic and then describes the high-tech capabilities of the ''Tigershark''. These include a special hull and a mini-sub (the ''Lungfish'') that can be stored inside the submarine. The Secretary finishes by telling Wendover that he is to take Hunt, the ''Tigershark'', and her crew to resolve the ship sinkings and, if possible, eliminate their cause. Lieutenant Commander Richard "Reef" Holloway (Arthur Franz), the Executive Officer of the USS''Tigershark'' are then introduced. Also shown is how a submarine gathers its crew on short notice and sets sail. Holloway is told that he will be bunking with the inventor of the ''Lungfish'', Dr. Carl Neilson. At first he is thrilled. Holloway believes that his bunkmate is Dr. Neilson Sr., a scientist he reveres. To his dismay, Holloway learns, instead, that his bunk mate is Dr. Carl Neilson ''Jr.'' (Brett Halsey), a pacifistic scientist he dislikes. A montage spotlights the day-to-day life on an atomic submarine. After a time, the ''Tigershark'' finally discovers the cause of the disasters: an underwater saucer-shaped craft with a strange light coming from an eye-shaped window located atop and in the center of the saucer's upper dome. One of the ''Tigershark''s scientists, Dr. Clifford Kent (Victor Varconi), briefly shows a photo of an Unidentified Flying Object taken from his days as a UFO investigator for the Air Force; investigating such phenomena was his job in those days. Because of that photo and its similarity to this vessel, the submariners began to realize their quarry is an extraterrestrial lifeform. Inspired by that eye-shaped window, the crew nickname the flying saucer "Cyclops". Commander Wendover orders the submarine's most powerful torpedoes fired. They reach the saucer but are stopped short by a gel-like extrusion coming from within the UFO; they do not explode. Dismayed by this failure, the captain knows that he must do something to stop the ship sinkings, so he gives the order for ''Tigershark'' to ram the alien spacecraft. The submarine's nose breaks through the lower side of the saucer and becomes trapped there. Lieutenant Commander Holloway and Dr. Neilson then lead a team aboard the ''Lungfish'' and enter the UFO. Once inside, Holloway has his crew cut the bow of the ''Tigershark'' free with blow-torches. Meanwhile, he explores the saucer's dark hallways and receives his first telepathic message from its sole occupant, an octopus-like creature with a single large eye for a head; a cyclops indeed. In the course of their eyes-to-eye conversation, the alien proves its hostile intent by savagely killing the other members of his team. The creature further proves hostile by announcing that it plans to bring several human specimens back to its home planet for further study. It explains the aliens' evil plan; to modify their own DNA based on what they learn about humans. Once they've adapted themselves to live on our planet, they'll come back and take over the Earth. Now realizing that he has a lot more to worry about than a few ship sinkings, Holloway attacks the alien by firing a Very pistol into its single eye, temporarily blinding it. He then races back to the ''Lungfish'' and returns to the ''Tigershark'' with Dr. Neilson. The sub breaks away from the saucer, and of necessity they must abandon the crewmen who were cutting the bow free. Despite the large hole in its underside, the flying saucer sails to the North Pole to recharge its energy in preparation for take-off. Holloway then tells Commander Wendover, "Captain, if that thing ever gets back to where it came from, the Earth and everyone on it is doomed." The submariners remember that their torpedoes failed when they were fired at the UFO. They have an emergency meeting where ''Tigershark''s group of scientists develop a plan to install the guidance system of a torpedo into an ICBM, converting it into an improvised ground-to-air missile. Their plan is carried out with the agreement of Commander Wendover and the aid of several crewmen. When the UFO rises from the ocean and attempts to leave, the ''Tigershark'' fires the missile, destroying the saucer and its occupant. Holloway and the young Neilson are reconciled, with the latter realizing that his pacifism was no match for hostile aliens. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Atomic Submarine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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