A good old fashioned monster movie in the tradition of the old Harryhausen films, this was the fourth successful collaboration (and the 15th most popular at the UK box office in 1978) from producer John Dark and director Kevin Connor. The film was originally known as '7 Cities to Atlantis' while it was being shot, but changed to Warlords of Atlantis for the UK release. Doug McClure leads the cast as Greg Collinson, part of a scientific expedition searching for the lost world of Atlantis. Along with Prof. Aitken, and his son Charles, they are betrayed by the crew of their expedition's ship, attracted by the fabulous treasures of Atlantis. The diving bell used for underwater studies is destroyed when a deep sea monster attacks the boat and they are all dragged to the bottom of the sea where they meet the inhabitants and creatures of the lost continent. It was filmed at Pinewood Studios and on location in Gozo, an island off the coast of Malta, In the States it was known as Warlords of the Deep, and a novelisation of the film by Paul Victor, based on Brian Hayles screenplay was also released due to the success of the film. It may be small beer compared with today's CGI monster movies, but this is still a decent romp with plenty of cheesy charm thanks to some decent puppets posing as beasties.