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The Abyss (1989)

PG-13 140 min - Adventure, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction - 9 August 1989
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A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean's surface where he confronts a mysterious force that has the power to change the world or destroy it.

Director:  James Cameron
Writers:  James Cameron
Stars:  Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn, Leo Burmester, Todd Graff, John Bedford Lloyd, Kimberly Scott, Chris Elliott, J.C. Quinn, Pierce Oliver Brewer, Jr., George Robert Klek, Christopher Murphy, Adam Nelson, Dick Warlock, Jimmie Ray Weeks, J. Kenneth Campbell, Peter Ratray, Michael Beach, Ken Jenkins, Michael Chapman, William Wisher, Wendy Gordon, Paula Cross, Emily Yancy, Joe Farago, Marcus K. Mukai, Thomas F. Duffy, Chris Anastasio, Tom Isbell, Mikhail Gorbachev, Frank Lloyd

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Storyline

A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean's surface where he confronts a mysterious force that has the power to change the world or destroy it.

Collections: James Cameron
Tagline: When you get there, you will understand.
Genres: Adventure, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction

Details

Official Website:  —
Country:   United States of America
Language:  English
Release Date:  9 August 1989

Box Office

Budget:  $70,000,000
Revenue:  $90,000,098

Company Credits

Production Companies:  20th Century Fox, Pacific Western

Technical Specs

Runtime:  2 h 20 min
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