20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
This 1954 Disney version of Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea represented the studio's costliest and most elaborate American-filmed effort to date. Kirk Douglas plays a trouble-shooting 19th century seaman, trying to discover why so many whaling ships have been disappearing of late. Teaming with scientist Paul Lukas and diver Peter Lorre, Douglas sets sail to investigate--and is promptly captured by the megalomaniac Captain Nemo (James Mason), who skippers a lavish, scientifically advanced submarine. The film's special effects, including a giant squid, were impressive enough in 1954 to win an Academy Award.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Still one of Disney's most ambitious live action adaptations, only marginally vulgarising Jules Verne's original and...
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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 (...
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Adventure, peril, a steampunk submarine and a giant squid. HEART.
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I hadn't see this movie in years. Sort of reviewing my all time favorites, Lovefilm is great for that. And now that I have a little boy, finding gems like...
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A Disney classic, quite a long drawn-out story, but interesting all the same. The Nautilus is good to see.
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