Sci-fi adventure starring Stephen Boyd, Raquel Welch and Donald Pleasence. When Jan Benes, an important Czech scientist, suffers a brain injury while escaping from behind the Iron Curtain, vital information he is carrying is put at risk along with his life. General Carter, of the Combined Miniature Deterrent Forces (CMDF), decides on the ultimate cranial experiment; a submarine and medical crew are shrunk so that they can be injected into Benes's bloodstream to operate from within.
Shrunken doctors in a mini-sub journeying through the body of a dying Czech scientist to perform interior brain surgery provide the plot for this wonderfully ludicrous 1960s sci-fi classic. An interesting cast includes Stephen Boyd as a secret agent, Raquel Welch in a tight diving suit and Donald Pleasence in danger from rampaging white corpuscles. Director Richard Fleischer's deft execution and tremendous special effects (for the time) make for an imaginative guided tour through the bloodstream to witness the wonders of the heart, lungs and other assorted organs, along with the requisite doses of sex, suspense and sabotage.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Grant | Stephen Boyd |
| Cora Peterson | Raquel Welch |
| Dr Michaels | Donald Pleasence |
| General Carter | Edmond O'Brien |
| Colonel Donald Reid | Arthur O'Connell |
| Captain Bill Owens | William Redfield |
| Dr Duval | Arthur Kennedy |
| Jan Benes | Jean Del Val |
| Communications aide | Barry Coe |
| Secret serviceman | Ken Scott (1) |
| Nurse | Shelby Grant |
| Technician | James Brolin |
| Wireless operator | Brendan Fitzgerald |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Richard Fleischer |
