What Waits Below
1984, English. Directed by Don Sharp.
Underground, no-one can hear you die!
The US military is running a test for a special type of radio transmitter, to be used to communicate with submarines, in a deep system of underground caves in Central America. When the signal from one of the transmitters suddenly disappears, a team of soldiers led by Major Elbert Stevens and cave specialists led by Rupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen including scientist Leslie Peterson are sent in to find out what happened. Exploring deep underground, they stumble upon a tribe of albino cave-dwellers who have apparently been isolated from the rest of the world for thousands of years. The cave-dwellers are hurt by radio frequencies and are able to see in infra-red frequencies, tracking the explorers by their body heat.
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
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Cast & crew
- Don SharpDirector
- Robert PowellRupert 'Wolf' Wolfsen
- Timothy BottomsMajor Elbert Stevens
- Lisa BlountLeslie Peterson
- Anne HeywoodFrieda Shelley
- Richard JohnsonBen Gannon
- A.C. WearyLt. George Barwell
- Liam SullivanLemurian Elder
- Jackson BostwickHunter Prime
- Richard BeauchampSantos Arias
- Gary Carlos CervantesHector Lopez
- Dick CurtisLemurian
- William GribbleSgt. Neumann
Details
- Released
- 19 November 1984
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Written by
- Freddie Francis, Robert Vincent O'Neil, Christy Marx
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What Waits Below runs 88 minutes (1h 28m).
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What Waits Below is rated PG in India. That rating means it is generally fine for children.
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What Waits Below isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 November 1984. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed What Waits Below?
What Waits Below (1984) was directed by Don Sharp and stars Robert Powell, Timothy Bottoms, Lisa Blount.