A mad scientist has created a monster-like looking submarine that sails underneath the oceans. He takes hostage a professor and a hardy sailor on one of his exploits, but an encounter with a giant squid, from whose clutches he is rescued by the sailor, cause him to have a change of heart and share his brilliant scientific .. Read more
| Starring | Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas, Peter Lorre |
|---|---|
| Director | Richard Fleischer |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Family |
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A mad scientist has created a monster-like looking submarine that sails underneath the oceans. He takes hostage a professor and a hardy sailor on one of his exploits, but an encounter with a giant squid, from whose clutches he is rescued by the sailor, cause him to have a change of heart and share his brilliant scientific secrets with the world.
| Starring | Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas, Peter Lorre |
|---|---|
| Director | Richard Fleischer |
| Studio | WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 58 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Family |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 29 Mar 2004 Production year: 1954 |
| Format | DVD |
Still one of Disney's most ambitious live action adaptations, only marginally vulgarising Jules Verne's original and... read more on Time Out
Pretty full-blooded adaptation of a famous yarn, with strong performances and convincing art and trick work.
This is a great movie, and except for a few corny routines (the on-deck song and dance) it is a spectacular presentation. Acting is good, esp. captain Nemo (Mason) and Dr. Aronnax (Lukas). What I like most is the character development as played out by James Mason and the special effects, which, for the time, were very good. The combination of good acting, good effects and the sense of awe this picture was made to inspire work to create a first class sci-fi drama.
This is one of the films for which the words 'epic' or 'spectacular' are accurate descriptions. Wide vistas and stiff 'upper lip' acting give this films a unique quality, and the sfx are excellent for the time. Fifty years later the film has lost nothing in its ability to entertain.