latter two were married in real life , as well as the usual cast of Britishers do a wonderful acting job. Special effects are excellent and include many convincing shots of real volcanic events. The scene in which the fissures converge is awe-inspiring, though the final massive event could benefit from modern CGI effects. The science--I should know--is not all that bad! The musical score is first-rate, and adds greatly to the movie's charm, building suspense beautifully. Fire up the microwave, get the popcorn, settle down and watch this one--IF you can find a copy!!!

everyone loves about it! It's simply fantastic SciFi, great fun for addicts of the genre, excellent F/X for the day.... etc. If you haven't seen it, and it pops up in TV Guide at 3:00 A.M, brew some coffee and take a look. One of the best in it's class!

the discovery of plate tectonics the Earth's crust is divided into may separate "plates", and therefore already has many "cracks" , the story is still entertaining. The interaction between Dr Sorenson Andrews , an aging scientist trying for one last victory; his young wife Maggie Scott , a scientist in her own right; and Dr Rampion Moore , the project's geologist and an old flame of Maggie's to boot; works very well, even if it is a bit formulaic.All in all it is a fun movie, and definitely worth the time to see it if you can. Paramount would do well to re-release it on video and especially widescreen DVD. How about it, guys?

you guessed it drill to the Earth's magma core and tap the limitless energy there. To break through the outer shell, he proposes firing a nuclear missile. Dead against the scheme is Dr.Ted Rampion Keiron Moore who believes said missile will in fact shatter the shell, causing red-hot magma to pour into the sea. Rampion attempts to get the British Government to withdraw support, but it is too late - the missile is launched.Initially it appears that the project is a success, but then tremors and other disturbances are reported. Rampion's worst fears are confirmed - the explosion has opened a fissure in the Earth's crust, meaning it is only a matter of time before it widens sufficiently to literally break the entire world in half...This is a disaster movie before the term was coined; the special effects are good for the time , particularly the volcano sequence and the train crash. Andrews turns in his usual block of wood performance, but then disaster movies are not about great acting in any case. Keiron Moore and Janette Scott Thora Hird's daughter, incidentally previously worked together in the 1963 film of 'Day Of The Triffids' they were that young couple trapped in the lighthouse . Again neither turn in Oscar-worthy performances Scott seeming to have strayed out of another movie . What bogs the film down is the soppy sub plot involving Scott and Moore; their characters had once been an item apparently and events give them an excuse to get together again. Luckily for them Dr.Sorenson is terminally ill and so won't pose much of a threat to their happiness.For most of the time, 'Crack In The World' is tense, frightening stuff. Director Andrew Marton was partly responsible for 'The Longest Day'. When the missile goes down the bore hole you will finding yourself shouting at the screen: "You stupid idiots! You've just destroyed the world!". The film was made before the 'tectonics plates' theory was formed, meaning that a crack like the one here could never in fact destroy the world, they are continually appearing in the Earth's surface. The ending - in which a chunk of the Earth defies the laws of gravity and becomes a new Moon - does not bear close scrutiny. Five years after it was made, the plot was ripped off by 'Dr.Who' for the seven-part story 'Inferno', starring Jon Pertwee, which threw in werewolves and parallel universes for good measure.The 'Project Inner Space' scheme is so mad, so monstrously insane that one day I expect someone will attempt to do if for real. I hope I won't be around then.