Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV Series) The Peacemaker (1965) User Reviews

The man who could blow up the world

[ShadeGrenade · 8/10 · 11 November 2013]

The late writer/director John Cassavetes ( 'Rosemary's Baby', 'The Dirty Dozen' ) guest-stars in this Woodfield and Balter-scripted episode as 'Everett Lang', an American physicist and inventor of the proton bomb, a milk carton-sized device of enormous destructive capabilities. Ten years ago, he defected to the Red Chinese, believing them to be the harbingers of world peace. But, no sooner has he handed the bomb over than they try to kill him. He offers to return home - bringing the bomb with him - provided the Seaview is his transportation. Crane goes into Red China to bring Lang home...

Another 'Voyage' spy story, enlivened by Cassavetes' earnest performance as the brilliant but rather naive scientist. The episode starts at the North Pole, providing another excuse to run that famous if improbable shot of Seaview emerging vertically from the depths ( lifted from the 1961 movie ). How disturbing in these climate change times to see proton bombs being set off at the North Pole without anyone seeming to care as to the possible long-term consequences i.e. melting ice-caps. For a while, it looks as though the story is going to be entirely set in China ( I like the junk with the machine-gun! ), but then we are back on the submarine. Lang threatens to detonate the proton bomb unless the superpowers disarm. To save the world he is prepared to destroy it! No wonder Nelson calls him 'stupid'!

Whit Bissell's 'Admiral Connors' is a dry run for his later role as 'General Kirk' in Allen's 'The Time Tunnel'.

A heavyweight guest star John Cassavetes as the peacemaker !!!

[elo-equipamentos · 7/10 · 15 February 2021]

Having John Cassavetes as guest star on this episode due his background spoke by himself, the viewers will distrust about his character, he plays an American traitor scientist Dr. Everett Lang that works on Bamboo curtain as the writer suggests on early lines concerning over China, a blast of a bomb on freezing polar area witnessed by Seaview's crew who point out that such bomb is more powerful they than ever imagined, a proton bomb, hence on China the target has been achieved they decide get rid of their creators including Lang, who survive miraculously.

Through the American net spying on China they recover Dr. Lang, that wanna goes back and also bringing a huge proton bomb to America that was locate somewhere on the sea, the deal should be in your terms, the Seaview must be used to this bold assignment, Captain Crane was in charge to enter in touch with Dr. Lang on Chinese ground, Crane treats him with deep coolness at first meeting, the plan to repatriate the former betrayer doesn't count with Crane agreement at all.

The escape throughout a Chinese Junk where they get reach on high sea in a previously rendezvous point with Seaview, unfortunately the drafted plan fails wretchedly, pursued by small ship of China's Navy Coast Guard that sunk the rustic Junk, nevertheless the Seaview spotted the only survivors Crane and Dr. Lang (of course), the rescue of the proton bomb is high risk, whilst it was like taking candy from a child, the worst will came up when Dr. Lang holding a switch he can detonate the bomb if the process of disarmament doesn't starts straightaway.

Some inconsistences comes to surface once more, the rescue of the Dr. Lang and the bomb proves useless, due the Chinese wouldn't so stupid to keep a bomb's formula at safe, as I usually said it's Irwin Allen show where all is possible!!

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First watch: 2021 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 7.25

A Fine Adventure Show About A Bomb But Nothing More

[StuOz · 25 July 2010]

Everett Lang (John Cassavetes, yes, THE John Cassavetes) announces that the world must disarm in the next 24 hours or he will explode his Lost In Space-ish looking bomb from the submarine Seaview. Last week it was the Leviathan episode which is a very hard act to follow because it was just so good. The Peacemaker is a fine adventure show that has survived a few viewings over the last few decades but, unlike other season two shows, it is NOT a sight and sound wonder that really gets me going. It also features TWO quality guest stars - Cassavetes and Whit Bissell - who are not given scripts that allow them to do much. I read that Cassavetes was not at all happy with this situation and he even walked up to regular cast members saying "Come on, do you guys do this stuff every week?".