Phantom Below
Phantom Below is the first film released by Hawaii based studio, Pacific Films. Its world premier was at the Hawaii International Film Festival on March 31, 2005. The film is notable in that it has several different editions, one for general audiences, another with eight additional minutes for Japanese audiences and one with homosexual themes for a Gay and Lesbian television channel.
It was filmed entirely on the Hawaiian island of Oahu and employed hundreds of local actors and crew members. It was produced and directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith, and starred Adrian Paul as Commander Frank Hable.
The film takes place primarily in the waters off the coast of North Korea with some scenes in Hawaii. As it opens, an American submarine is attacked by an enemy submarine that has no sonar signature. Although it survives the fight, the American submarine is badly damaged and the Executive Officer is killed.
Upon return to base in Pearl Harbor, the boat's captain, Commander Hable, is subjected to a court martial. The Navy does not believe his story and it appears his career is over until he is recruited to command a covert mission to tap an underwater cable lying between North Korea and mainland China. This is a highly sensitive and dangerous task because tensions are rising between the United States and North Korea, and it appears the two nations are on the brink of war.
This film is incorrectly listed on the Internet Movie Database as "Tides of War" and that it is made for television. The entry can be found here- Tides of War