The Abyss (1989)

USA
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  • Release dates
  • Soundtrack listing
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Basic facts

Original title The Abyss
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
  • English
Swedish release 1989-09-29

Cast

Ed Harris
Bud Brigman

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Lindsey

Michael Biehn
löjtnant Coffey

Leo Burmester
Catfish

Todd Graff
Hippy

John Bedford Lloyd
Jammer

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Titles

Original title
  • The Abyss
Swedish release title
  • Avgrunden

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor

Cast

Ed Harris Bud Brigman
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Lindsey
Michael Biehn löjtnant Coffey
Leo Burmester Catfish
Todd Graff Hippy
John Bedford Lloyd Jammer
J.C. Quinn Sonny
Kimberly Scott One Night
kapten Kidd Brewer Lew Finler
George Robert Klek Wilhite

Companies

Production Company Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet 1995
AB Fox Film
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) SF Home Entertainment 2005
Distributor in Sweden SF Home Entertainment 2008

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 132055
Date 1993-06-08
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 4676 meters


Censorship number 128648
Date 1989-09-08
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 3782 meters


Censorship number 128648
Date 1989-09-08
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 4728 meters


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 2.35:1 (Panavision)
Sound type Sound
Sound system Dolby Stereo Spectral Recording
Colour type Colour
Colour system DuArt Color
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24


Release dates

Release in Sweden 1989-09-29 Downtown Gothenburg Sweden 138 min
1989-09-29 Draken Gothenburg Sweden 138 min
1989-09-29 Palladium Malmö Sweden 138 min
1989-09-29 Draken Stockholm Sweden 138 min
1989-09-29 Rival Stockholm Sweden 138 min
1989-09-29 Sergel Stockholm Sweden 138 min (samt ytterligare 34 platser)
1993-06-18 Saga Stockholm Sweden 171 min (specialversionen)
TV showing 1996-02-23 TV4 Sweden 132 min
2000-11-10 TV4 Sweden 132 min
2003-01-19 TV4 Sweden 132 min
DVD release 2005-01-09 Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2007-04-19
DVD release 2008-02-06 Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2014-04-26
TV showing 2018-01-05 TV6 Sweden
2018-01-26 TV3 Sweden
2018-05-19 TV6 Sweden

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Carrier type 70 mm


Element type Print
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Print
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 1


Holdings Scripts

Script type Cutting continuity
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Colour prints 4
Behind the scenes prints 3
Slides SET
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


Type Program folio


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