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Crack in the World

"Thank God it's only a motion picture!"

Dr. Steven Sorenson plans to tap the geothermal energy of the Earth's interior by means of a thermonuclear device detonated deep within the Earth. This experiment causes a crack to form and grow within the Earth's crust, which threatens to split the earth in two if it is not stopped in time.

Top Cast

  • Dana Andrews

    Dana Andrews

    Dr. Stephen Sorenson

  • Janette Scott

    Janette Scott

    Dr. Maggie Sorenson

  • Kieron Moore

    Kieron Moore

    Dr. Ted Rampion

  • Alexander Knox

    Alexander Knox

    Sir Charles Eggerston

  • Peter Damon

    Peter Damon

    John Masefield

  • Sydna Scott

    Sydna Scott

    Angela

  • Gary Lasdun

    Gary Lasdun

    Markov

  • John Karlsen

    John Karlsen

    Dr. Reynolds

  • Alfred Brown

    Alfred Brown

    Dr. Bill Evans

Overview

Dr. Steven Sorenson plans to tap the geothermal energy of the Earth's interior by means of a thermonuclear device detonated deep within the Earth. This experiment causes a crack to form and grow within the Earth's crust, which threatens to split the earth in two if it is not stopped in time.

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