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The Abyss
- Theatrical - Wide 1989-08-09
- Cast Ed Harris Michael Biehn Leo Burmester Todd Graff Chris Elliott
- Directed by James Cameron
- Written by James Cameron
Box Office Gross:
$90,000,098
Running Time:
140 minutes
Language:
English
Production Company:
20th Century Fox, Pacific Western
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Synopsis
A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean’s surface where he confronts a mysterious force... See more that has the power to change the world or destroy it.
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