Goliath Awaits
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| Goliath Awaits | |
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| Genre | Action Adventure Science Fiction Drama |
| Running time | ~200 min (original) 110 min (VHS/laserdisc) |
| Written by | Richard Bluel Pat Fielder |
| Directed by | Kevin Connnor |
| Produced by | Hugh Benson Larry White |
| Starring | Mark Harmon Christopher Lee Eddie Albert John Carradine Alex Cord Robert Forster Frank Gorshin Jean Marsh John McIntire |
| Music by | George Duning |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Original channel | Operation Prime Time/ Independent |
| Release date(s) | 1981 |
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Goliath Awaits is a 1981 American television movie originally broadcast in two parts in November 1981 on various stations as a part of Operation Prime Time's syndicated programming.[1][2] It is about a luxury passenger ship sunk by a torpedo fired by a German U-boat in 1939 that is discovered in 1981 with over 300 survivors and their descendants living in an air bubble in the wreck.
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[edit] Principal cast
- Mark Harmon – Peter Cabot
- Christopher Lee – John McKenzie
- Eddie Albert – Admiral Wiley Sloan
- John Carradine – Ronald Bentley
- Alex Cord – Dr. Sam Marlowe
- Robert Forster – Commander Jeff Selkirk
- Frank Gorshin – Dan Wesker
- Jean Marsh – Dr. Goldman
- John McIntire – Senator Oliver Bartholemew
[edit] Plot
In 1939, the luxury British ocean liner Goliath, carrying 1,860 passengers, is hit by a torpedo fired by a U-boat and sinks while on a trans-Atlantic crossing to the United States three days after the outbreak of World War II.[1][2]
Scientists aboard a research ship discover the wreck of the Goliath in 1981 lying upright in 1,000 feet (305 m) of water.[2] Divers sent down to investigate the wreck, including oceanographer Peter Cabot (Mark Harmon), hear banging and music coming from the ship,[3] and are shocked to see a face at a porthole. They discover 337 survivors and their descendants living in an air bubble in the wreck. The residents of Goliath, who have invented some technologies to help them survive, live in a utopian society under the leadership of John McKenzie (Christopher Lee).[1] The scientists are surprised to discover that McKenzie and some of the ship's residents are not interested in being "rescued".
Complicating things, the Goliath had been carrying some sensitive documents to U.S. President Roosevelt. A joint American/British military team is sent by Admiral Wiley Sloan (Eddie Albert) to retrieve and destroy the documents.[1][3]
[edit] Filming
The movie was principally filmed on location aboard the RMS Queen Mary.[1][4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e Goliath Awaits. Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
- ^ a b c McLean, Robert A. "High Adventure at the Bottom of the Sea", The Boston Globe, 1981-11-05, pp. 1. Retrieved on 2008-04-16.
- ^ a b Maslin, Janet. "TV: 'Goliath Awaits,' Undersea Yarn", The New York Times, 1981-11-16. Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
- ^ Gore, Robert J. "Queen Mary Is Setting for Sci-Fi Film", Los Angeles Times, 1981-05-30. Retrieved on 2008-04-14.
