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This fantasy adventure is based on the 1870 novel by Jules Verne. A small, motley group of soldiers and civilians flee the 1865 siege of Richmond via a hot air balloon, and end up on an isolated island crawling with over-sized crabs, birds, and bees. Even more astonishing, they discover three other humans inhabiting the island: .. Read more

Starring	Michael Craig, Joan Greenwood, Herbert Lom, Michael Callan
Director	Cyril Endfield
Genres	Action/Adventure, Thriller

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- Ray Harryhausen's stop-motion animation effects are the best thing about this version of the oft-filmed Jules Verne... read more on Time Out
- 45330
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:15
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- - 4
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  Mysterious Island is ...
  
  Mysterious Island is one of Ray Harryhausen's best movies. The stop-motion monsters in this movie are magnificent, especially the giant bees in the honycomb... read more »
  
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  mysterious island
  
  was hoping for more of a story and could of been better. the stop motion work is good though, but is only worth watching once
  
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  - colchester
  - 18 Feb 2011 at 15:52
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  Classic special effects
  
  Excellent special effects and all round good family fun.
  
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- - FarrukhsHoney
  - 471 reviews
  - Basildon
  - 02 Jul 2009 at 15:24
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  Classic Harryhausen creature feature with a potent message.
  
  Somebody at a pub quiz i attended once thought Captain Nemo invented the Aqua-lung which made me laugh .All very funny but what has this got to do with the 1961... read more »
  
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- - Northernsky
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  - Halifax
  - 31 May 2009 at 14:00
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  old but good
  
  this is quite dated now, but if you like a classic jules verne type adventure its an enjoyable watch.
  
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  - worcs
  - 03 Feb 2006 at 09:49
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  Ray Harryhausen delivers in this film
  
  Mysterious Island is one of Ray Harryhausen delivers in this film with the special effects as he did in the film “First Men in the Moon”, This film ... read more »
  
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- - MidnightCaller
  - Lancashire
  - 09 Jun 2005 at 11:53
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  Classic special effects and good family fun
  
  Three Union soldiers, one New York news reporter and a Confederate balloon specialist leave a Confederate prison camp by balloon in a terrible storm and are ... read more »
  
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  - Cardiff, Wales
  - 13 Mar 2005 at 10:29
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  Worth renting out
  
  If you like films from the Jason or Sinbad series you will like this, a relatively fast paced movie with the excellent sfx of Harryhausen. The big plus for me ... read more »
  
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  - Birmingham, UK
  - 08 Jan 2005 at 16:26
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  very enjoyable we ...
  
  very enjoyable we loved it even though we had seen it many many years ago the storyline was good also the special effects
  
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  - BANGOR
  - 27 Jun 2004 at 15:00
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  Mysterious Island is ...
  
  Mysterious Island is one of Ray Harryhausen's best movies. The stop-motion monsters in this movie are magnificent, especially the giant bees in the honycomb... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 32909
- - HD
  - 148 reviews
  - West Midlands
  - 13 Apr 2004 at 07:57
View all members' reviews (9)

- - 4
  - 0
  Mysterious Island is ...
  
  Mysterious Island is one of Ray Harryhausen's best movies. The stop-motion monsters in this movie are magnificent, especially the giant bees in the honycomb... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 32909
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - HD
  - 148 reviews
  - West Midlands
  - 13 Apr 2004 at 07:57
- - 3
  - 0
  Ray Harryhausen delivers in this film
  
  Mysterious Island is one of Ray Harryhausen delivers in this film with the special effects as he did in the film “First Men in the Moon”, This film ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 337308
- - MidnightCaller
  - Lancashire
  - 09 Jun 2005 at 11:53
- - 2
  - 0
  Classic special effects and good family fun
  
  Three Union soldiers, one New York news reporter and a Confederate balloon specialist leave a Confederate prison camp by balloon in a terrible storm and are ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 80883
- - a customer
  - Cardiff, Wales
  - 13 Mar 2005 at 10:29
- - 0
  - 0
  very enjoyable we ...
  
  very enjoyable we loved it even though we had seen it many many years ago the storyline was good also the special effects
  
  Report this review
- 39519
- - a customer
  - BANGOR
  - 27 Jun 2004 at 15:00
- - 0
  - 0
  Worth renting out
  
  If you like films from the Jason or Sinbad series you will like this, a relatively fast paced movie with the excellent sfx of Harryhausen. The big plus for me ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 62917
- - a customer
  - Birmingham, UK
  - 08 Jan 2005 at 16:26
- - 0
  - 0
  old but good
  
  this is quite dated now, but if you like a classic jules verne type adventure its an enjoyable watch.
  
  Report this review
- 202046
- - a customer
  - worcs
  - 03 Feb 2006 at 09:49
- - 0
  - 0
  Classic Harryhausen creature feature with a potent message.
  
  Somebody at a pub quiz i attended once thought Captain Nemo invented the Aqua-lung which made me laugh .All very funny but what has this got to do with the 1961... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 764541
- - Northernsky
  - 318 reviews
  - Halifax
  - 31 May 2009 at 14:00
- - 0
  - 0
  Classic special effects
  
  Excellent special effects and all round good family fun.
  
  Report this review
- 778694
- - FarrukhsHoney
  - 471 reviews
  - Basildon
  - 02 Jul 2009 at 15:24
- - 0
  - 0
  mysterious island
  
  was hoping for more of a story and could of been better. the stop motion work is good though, but is only worth watching once
  
  Report this review
- 965362
- - a customer
  - colchester
  - 18 Feb 2011 at 15:52

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Critics' reviews
- Ray Harryhausen's stop-motion animation effects are the best thing about this version of the oft-filmed Jules Verne... read more on Time Out
- 45330
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:15
- Rambling, lively juvenile adventure with good moments and excellent monsters.
- 32045
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42

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  This fantasy adventure is based on the 1870 novel by Jules Verne. A small, motley group of soldiers and civilians flee the 1865 siege of Richmond via a hot air balloon, and end up on an isolated island crawling with over-sized crabs, birds, and bees. Even more astonishing, they discover three other ...