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The Neptune Factor, the Glossary

Index The Neptune Factor

The Neptune Factor, also known as The Neptune Disaster, is a 1973 science fiction film directed by Daniel Petrie, featuring underwater cinematography by Paul Herbermann.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 35 relations: Aquanaut, Ben Gazzara, Canadian Film Institute, Chris Wiggins, Cinematography, Continental Shelf Station Two, Daniel Petrie, Deep sea, Donnelly Rhodes, Ecosystem, Ernest Borgnine, Harold Greenberg, Jack DeWitt (writer), Jacques Cousteau, Lalo Schifrin, Les Carlson, List of American films of 1973, List of underwater science fiction works, Michael J. Reynolds, Miniature effect, NEEMO, Sandy Howard, Science fiction, SEALAB, Sealab 2020, Special effect, Stuart Gillard, Telefilm Canada, The New York Times, TV Guide, Underwater habitat, Variety (magazine), Walter Pidgeon, Yvette Mimieux, 20th Century Studios.

  2. 1970s disaster films
  3. 1973 science fiction films
  4. Canadian disaster films
  5. Canadian science fiction films
  6. Films directed by Daniel Petrie
  7. Films shot in the Cayman Islands
  8. Science fiction submarine films

Aquanaut

An aquanaut is any person who remains underwater, breathing at the ambient pressure for long enough for the concentration of the inert components of the breathing gas dissolved in the body tissues to reach equilibrium, in a state known as saturation.

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Ben Gazzara

Biagio Anthony "Ben" Gazzara (August 28, 1930 – February 3, 2012) was an American actor and director of film, stage, and television.

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Canadian Film Institute

The Canadian Film Institute (CFI) (Institut canadien du film (ICF)) Canadian Film Institute involves Canada in the film production, study, appreciation process of film/moving images for cultural and educational purposes.

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Chris Wiggins

Christopher John Wiggins (January 13, 1931 – February 19, 2017) was an English-born Canadian actor.

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Cinematography

Cinematography is the art of motion picture (and more recently, electronic video camera) photography.

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Continental Shelf Station Two

Continental Shelf Station Two or Conshelf Two was an attempt at creating an environment in which people could live and work on the sea floor.

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Daniel Petrie

Daniel Mannix Petrie (November 26, 1920 – August 22, 2004) was a Canadian film, television, and stage director who worked in Canada, Hollywood, and the United Kingdom; known for directing grounded human dramas often dealing with taboo subject matter.

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Deep sea

The deep sea is broadly defined as the ocean depth where light begins to fade, at an approximate depth of or the point of transition from continental shelves to continental slopes.

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Donnelly Rhodes

Donnelly Rhodes Henry (December 4, 1937 – January 8, 2018) was a Canadian actor.

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Ecosystem

An ecosystem (or ecological system) is a system that environments and their organisms form through their interaction.

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Ernest Borgnine

Ernest Borgnine (born Ermes Effron Borgnino; January 24, 1917 – July 8, 2012) was an American actor whose career spanned over six decades.

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Harold Greenberg

Harold Greenberg, OC, CQ, (January 11, 1930 – July 1, 1996) was a Canadian film producer.

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Jack DeWitt (writer)

Jack DeWitt (1900–1981) was an American screenwriter.

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Jacques Cousteau

Jacques-Yves Cousteau, (also,; 11 June 191025 June 1997) was a French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author.

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Lalo Schifrin

Boris Claudio "Lalo" Schifrin (born June 21, 1932) is an Argentine-American pianist, composer, arranger, and conductor.

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Les Carlson

Les Carlson (Leslie Merle Carlson; February 24, 1933 – May 3, 2014) was an American-Canadian film and television character actor who acted on stage in Canada, the U.S. and England.

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List of American films of 1973

This is a list of American films released in 1973.

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List of underwater science fiction works

The following is a collection of science fiction novels, comic books, films, television series and video games that take place significantly or partially underwater.

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Michael J. Reynolds

Michael John Reynolds (15 August 1939 – 22 March 2018) was a Canadian actor who had featured in over one hundred films.

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Miniature effect

A miniature effect is a special effect created for motion pictures and television programs using scale models.

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NEEMO

NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations, or NEEMO, is a NASA analog mission that sends groups of astronauts, engineers and scientists to live in the Aquarius underwater laboratory, the world's only undersea research station, for up to three weeks at a time in preparation for future space exploration.

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Sandy Howard

Sandy Howard (August 1, 1927 – May 16, 2008) was an American film producer and television producer.

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Science fiction

Science fiction (sometimes shortened to SF or sci-fi) is a genre of speculative fiction, which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life.

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SEALAB

SEALAB I, II, and III were experimental underwater habitats developed and deployed by the United States Navy during the 1960s to prove the viability of saturation diving and humans living in isolation for extended periods of time.

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Sealab 2020

Sealab 2020 is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and broadcast on NBC from September 9 to December 2, 1972, on Saturday mornings.

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Special effect

Special effects (often abbreviated as F/X or simply FX) are illusions or visual tricks used in the theatre, film, television, video game, amusement park and simulator industries to simulate the imagined events in a story or virtual world.

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Stuart Gillard

Stuart Thomas Gillard (born April 28, 1950) is a Canadian film director, writer, producer, actor and television director.

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Telefilm Canada

Telefilm Canada is a Crown corporation reporting to Canada's federal government through the Minister of Canadian Heritage.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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TV Guide

TV Guide is an American digital media company that provides television program listings information as well as entertainment and television-related news.

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Underwater habitat

Underwater habitats are underwater structures in which people can live for extended periods and carry out most of the basic human functions of a 24-hour day, such as working, resting, eating, attending to personal hygiene, and sleeping.

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Variety (magazine)

Variety is an American magazine owned by Penske Media Corporation.

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Walter Pidgeon

Walter Davis Pidgeon (September 23, 1897 – September 25, 1984) was a Canadian-American actor.

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Yvette Mimieux

Yvette Carmen Mimieux (January 8, 1942 – January 18, 2022) was an American film and television actress who was a major star of the 1960s and 1970s.

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20th Century Studios

20th Century Studios, Inc. is an American film studio owned by the Walt Disney Studios, a division of Disney Entertainment, in turn a division of The Walt Disney Company.

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See also

1970s disaster films

1973 science fiction films

Canadian disaster films

Canadian science fiction films

Films directed by Daniel Petrie

Films shot in the Cayman Islands

Science fiction submarine films

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Neptune_Factor

Also known as The Neptune Disaster.