Battle Beneath the Earth (1967) is a sci-fi-espionage movie starring Kerwin Matthews. It also features character actor Ed Bishop who would later go on to star in the Gerry Anderson cult-tv show UFO.
The film is remarkable for its decidedly politically-incorrect depiction of the Red-Chinese, played mostly by English actors in yellowface. The action scenes―especially for a low budget matinee programmer―are brisk and occasionally bloody.
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Battle Beneath the Earth (1967) is a sci-fi-espionage movie starring Kerwin Matthews. It also features character actor Ed Bishop who would later go on to star in the Gerry Anderson cult-tv show UFO.
The film is remarkable for its decidedly politically-incorrect depiction of the Red-Chinese, played mostly by English actors in yellowface. The action scenes―especially for a low budget matinee programmer―are brisk and occasionally bloody.
The plot involves rogue elements of the communist Chinese army who use fantastic burrowing machines in an effort to place atomic bombs under major U.S. cities. The U.S. Navy sends troops underground to combat them.
The movie received a VHS home-video release in the early-80's. It was also a staple of afternoon-movie or Saturday-morning Creature Features-type TV programs before the historic sale of the MGM/UA film library. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer originally handled North American theatrical distribution
It was released on DVD by Warner Home Video on 7/29/08,...
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