Updated: July 15, 2025

Happy Birthday to the Theatrical version of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. General Release Date: July 12, 1961. The USOS Seaview races against time to save the world from burning up! Starring Walter Pidgeon and Joan Fontaine. The supporting cast includes Peter Lorre, Robert Sterling, Barbara Eden, Michael Ansara, and Frankie Avalon. The film's storyline was written by Irwin Allen and Charles Bennett. The opening title credits theme song was sung by Avalon. The movie was distributed by 20th Century Fox and was a blockbuster hit of the summer.

The movie of course was the inspiration for the popular television series from 1964-1968 on ABC-TV.