Who is Dr. Stephen Sorenson in Crack in the World / The River?

Dana Andrews plays Dr. Stephen Sorenson in the film.

What is Crack in the World / The River about?

CRACK IN THE WORLD, 1965, Paramount, 96 min. Terminally ill scientist Dana Andrews believes he can siphon off geothermal energy from the earth’s core by firing a nuclear missile deep below the planet’s crust. Colleague Kieron Moore thinks it’s a bad idea and tries to stop Andrews before it’s too late. Inevitably, the missile is fired, and a crack starts to appear gradually circling the globe, threatening to break the world in half! Andrew Marton helmed this rarely screened, hard-to-see 1960s classic. THE RIVER, 1951, Janus Films, 99 min. Based on the novel by Rumer Godden and directed, written and produced by Jean Renoir, this is a moving portrait of an English girl coming of age in Bengal. The film was nominated for two BAFTA awards and was the first film to be shot on location in India using three-strip Technicolor. Restored by The Academy Film Archive in cooperation with The British Film Institute and Janus Films.

Crack in the World / The River

Name: Crack in the World / The River
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Who directed Crack in the World / The River?: Andrew Marton

Who is Dr. Stephen Sorenson in Crack in the World / The River?: Dana Andrews plays Dr. Stephen Sorenson in the film.

What is Crack in the World / The River about?: CRACK IN THE WORLD, 1965, Paramount, 96 min. Terminally ill scientist Dana Andrews believes he can siphon off geothermal energy from the earth’s core by firing a nuclear missile deep below the planet’s crust. Colleague Kieron Moore thinks it’s a bad idea and tries to stop Andrews before it’s too late. Inevitably, the missile is fired, and a crack starts to appear gradually circling the globe, threatening to break the world in half! Andrew Marton helmed this rarely screened, hard-to-see 1960s classic.
THE RIVER, 1951, Janus Films, 99 min. Based on the novel by Rumer Godden and directed, written and produced by Jean Renoir, this is a moving portrait of an English girl coming of age in Bengal. The film was nominated for two BAFTA awards and was the first film to be shot on location in India using three-strip Technicolor. Restored by The Academy Film Archive in cooperation with The British Film Institute and Janus Films.