The Abyss (1989)

19891h 30mdir. James CameronUnited Statesscience fiction filmadventure film

Note: this print runs 90 minutes against a recorded 146 minutes. It is the best copy we have found; we keep looking for a complete print.

With Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn, Leo Burmester, Todd Graff, J. C. Quinn, Adam Nelson, Dick Warlock

Directed by James Cameron

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The Abyss is a 1989 American science fiction film written and directed by James Cameron and starring Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and Michael Biehn. When an American submarine sinks in the Caribbean, a U.S. search and recovery team works with an oil platform crew, racing against Soviet vessels to recover the boat. Deep in the ocean, they encounter something unexpected.

Synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Streaming from YouTube.

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