Scientists in Africa are drilling a hole in the Earth's core in order to release the magma which they will use to tap into an unlimited source of energy. At one point they hit a barrier resistant to drilling so they decide to fire a nuclear missile into the hole in order to break through, bad idea as it turns out.
This is a very good piece of what I would call mid 60's science fiction. Obviously the effects are dated but the film still manages to whip up a decent amount of interesting visual ideas, i.e. "the crack in the world."
The characters in this film actually have a little character development for a change. The older scientist played by Dana Andrews, in charge of the project is married to the former girlfriend of his chief geologist played by Kieron Moore. Janette Scott is the former girlfriend who manages to get a lot of her clothes torn off by the end of the film, the cheesecake factor as it were.
Andrew Marton was a 2nd unit director a man usually responsible for the large scale action and battle scenes found in many movies. Here Marton is calling the shots for the entire film. Eugene Lorie was in charge of the production design and special effects.
The film runs 90 minutes and was written by Jon Manchip White and Julian Zimet and doesn't insult your intelligence.
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