Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea has a photo of a diver with an eight-foot miniature of the "Seaview". The film has been released on VHS, DVD and Blu-ray. Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea is a 1961 American science fiction disaster film from 20th Century Fox, produced and directed by Irwin Allen, that stars Walter Pidgeon as Admiral Harriman Nelson, and Robert Sterling as Captain Lee Crane. The supporting cast includes Peter Lorre, Joan Fontaine, Barbara Eden, Michael Ansara, and Frankie Avalon. The story was written by Irwin Allen and Charles Bennett. The opening title credits theme
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea to do research. He relied on pictures of naval vessels in the media. "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" was released to movie theaters in early July 1961 and had run its course by late fall (September/October). The film played to mixed reviews from critics, but audiences made it a success. "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" was made for US$2 million and brought in US$7 million in box office revenue. For the filming of "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea", a number of detailed sets, props and scale models were created to realize the Seaview submarine.