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The abyss /

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When a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks, the Navy commandeers the crew of a civilian deep sea oil rig to help in the rescue operation. This perilous mission becomes a wondrous odyssey into the unknown as forces from the ocean's deepest region begin to make contact with the divers.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Other Authors: Cameron, James, 1954-, Hurd, Gale Anne, Harris, Ed, 1950-, Mastrantonio, Mary Elizabeth, Biehn, Michael, 1956-
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed-captioned. In English (5.1 and Dolby surround); optional subtitles in Spanish.
Published: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2000]
Edition:Special ed.
Subjects:
Science fiction films.
Nuclear submarines > United States > Drama.
Submarine disasters > Drama.
Extraterrestrial beings > Drama.
Human-alien encounters > Drama.
Deep diving > Drama.
Ocean bottom > Drama.
Deep-sea drilling ships > Drama.
Cold War > Drama.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Action and adventure films.
Romance > Feature > Videodisc.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Motion pictures, American.
Feature films.
Table of Contents:
  • disc 1. The films. Special ed. (171 min.) ; theatrical version (146 min.)
  • disc 2. Abyss in-depth. Under pressure : making the Abyss, documentary (60 min.) ; James Cameron's complete screenplay ; multi-angles of pseudopod sequence ; 3 DVD-ROM games ; extensive storyboards and original concept art ; etc.