
Fantastic Voyage
1966 · Movie · PG · 101 min · ★ 6.7 · 82% critics
After a top scientist is critically injured, an experimental mini-sub and its crew are shrunk to microscopic size and injected into his bloodstream. With only a short window before they return to normal, they race through the body’s defenses to reach the problem in time—while worrying that someone on board may sabotage the mission.
Also known as Microscopia · Strange Journey
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Details
- Years
- 1966
- Release date
- 1966-08-24
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Critic score
- 82/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (488 votes)
- Budget
- $5,100,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a classic, family-friendly sci-fi adventure with a serious tone, a ticking-clock mission, and retro charm; Not for you if you need fast pacing, modern realism, or subtle plotting like Westworld.
Pros: imaginative premise; colorful inner-body adventure; inventive effects for era | Cons: slow early pacing; dated effects now; thin character depth
Themes
- coma
- submarine
- claustrophobia
- wound
- laser
- human body
- shrinking
- double agent
- radioactivity
- miniaturization
- doctor
- scientist
- +9 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 1967
- Academy Award — Best Art Direction, Color · 1967
- Academy Award — Best Sound Editing · 1967 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Color · 1967 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1967 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 1967 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Art Direction, Color · 1967 · nominated
Cast & crew

Stephen Boyd
as Grant

Raquel Welch
as Cora

Edmond O'Brien
as General Carter

Donald Pleasence
as Dr. Michaels

Arthur O'Connell
as Col. Donald Reid

William Redfield
as Capt. Bill Owens

Arthur Kennedy
as Dr. Duval

Jean Del Val
as Jan Benes

Barry Coe
as Communications Aide

Ken Scott
as Secret Service
Directed by Richard Fleischer