---
title: 'The Abyss (1989)'
type: 'film'
director: 'James Cameron'
released: '1989-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 146
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Science Fiction'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-abyss-1989'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096754/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Abyss (1989)

1989 · PG-13 · 146 min · Drama, Adventure, Science Fiction, Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

The Abyss is a 1989 American science fiction film written and directed by James Cameron and starring Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and Michael Biehn. When an American submarine sinks in the Caribbean, a U.S. search and recovery team works with an oil platform crew, racing against Soviet vessels to recover the boat. Deep in the ocean, they encounter something unexpected.

## Credits

- **Director:** [James Cameron](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-cameron)
- **Screenplay:** [James Cameron](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-cameron)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alan Silvestri](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-silvestri)
- **Producer:** [Gale Anne Hurd](https://cinepixo.com/people/gale-anne-hurd), [Van Ling](https://cinepixo.com/people/van-ling)
- **Director of Photography:** [Mikael Salomon](https://cinepixo.com/people/mikael-salomon)
- **Editor:** [Howard E. Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-e-smith)

## Cast

- [Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-elizabeth-mastrantonio)
- [J. C. Quinn](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-c-quinn)
- [Ed Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/ed-harris)
- [Kimberly Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/kimberly-scott)
- [Adam Nelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/adam-nelson)
- [Brad Sullivan](https://cinepixo.com/people/brad-sullivan)
- [Dick Warlock](https://cinepixo.com/people/dick-warlock)
- [Ken Jenkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-jenkins)
- [Jimmie Ray Weeks](https://cinepixo.com/people/jimmie-ray-weeks)
- [Michael Biehn](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-biehn)
- [Michael Beach](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-beach)
- [Frank Lloyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-lloyd)
- [John Bedford Lloyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-bedford-lloyd)
- [Todd Graff](https://cinepixo.com/people/todd-graff)
- [Leo Burmester](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-burmester)

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