Man from Atlantis: The Disappearances (1977)

Man from Atlantis: The Disappearances

Credits
Title:	Man from Atlantis: The Disappearances
Director:	Charles S. Dubin
Writers:	Jerry Sohl; Luther Murdoch
Producers:	Herbert F. Solow; Herman Miller
Production
Distributed by:	Solow Production Company; NBC; Warner Home Video
Released:	April 20th, 1977
Rating:	Unrated
Running time:	100 min.
Country:	USA
Language:	English
Budget:	Unknown
Gross:	N/A
Navigation
Previous:	"The Killer Spores"
Next:	"Melt Down"

Man from Atlantis: The Disappearances is a television movie and the fourth of four pilot episodes that preceded the regular Man from Atlantis television series that aired on NBC from 1977 to 1978. The movie first aired on June 20th, 1977 and followed the events from the hour and a half Man from Atlantis: The Killer Spores film. It is followed by episode one of the regular series, "Melt Down", which aired at it's regular time and was only sixty minutes long. Man from Atlantis: The Disappearances was directed by Charles S. Dubin and written by Jerry Sohl and Luther Murdoch. It stars Patrick Duffy as amphibian hero Mark Harris with Belinda Montgomery as Foundation for Oceanic Research scientist Doctor Elizabeth Merrill. Also starring in the film is Alan Fudge as Foundation administrator C.W. Crawford as well as Kenneth Tigar as Doctor Miller Simon, Darleen Carr as Doctor Mary Smith, Ivor Francis as Doctor Medlow, Dennis Redfield as Dick Redstone and Pamela Peters Solow as Jane Smith.

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The first four telemovies were packaged as the Man from Atlantis: The Complete TV Movies Collection two-disc set while the regular series episodes were collected on the Man from Atlantis: The Complete Television Series. ^[1]

A short-lived comic book series of Man from Atlantis was published by Marvel Comics from February to August of 1978. The series was in publication during the last four episodes of the TV series, "Scavenger Hunt", "Imp", "The Siren" and "Deadly Carnival".

Patrick Duffy was the cover feature of the Thursday, September 10th, 1977 issue of TV Guide. The issue included a brief segment discussing the four TV movies and the upcoming regular series. It also gives brief insight into the abilities of Mark Harris.

Man from Atlantis was also featured in an article in the November, 1977 issue of Pizzazz (cover feature: Spider-Man).

Following the conclusion of the series, actor Patrick Duffy had a long and notable career playing Bobby Ewing on the night time soap opera Dallas.

This film features the first television appearance of actor Ernie Hudson. Hudson will have a long and prosperous career in both film and television, but is probably best known for his role as Winston Zeddmore in Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II.