The Fabulous World of Jules Verne (1958)
"Vynález zkázy" (original title)

Director:

Karel Zeman

Writers:

Frantisek Hrubín, Jules Verne (novel),

Stars:

Lubor Tokos, Arnost Navrátil, Miroslav Holub

1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Lubor Tokos	...	Simon Hart
Arnost Navrátil	...	Profesor Roch
Miroslav Holub	...	Artigas (as Miloslav Holub)
Frantisek Slégr	...	Kapitán pirátu
Václav Kyzlink	...	Ing. Serke
Jana Zatloukalová	...	Jana

Storyline

---

Plot Keywords:

lost world | steam locomotive | piston | mad lab | superimposition | 

---

Taglines:

The most fabulous adventures on, over, or under the earth!

---

Genres:

Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

---

Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

Czechoslovakia

Language:

Czech

Release Date:

27 June 1958 (Belgium)

Also Known As:

The Fabulous World of Jules Verne

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ceskoslovenský Státní Film, Filmové Studio Gottwaldov

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Trivia

The close up shot of the big cannons on the cruiser that is sent to search the count's ship was inspired by a similar shot of the battleship Potemkin in Eisestein's 1927 silent masterpiece.

---

Goofs

This movie is obviously set in the late 19th century - the 1890s. The steamship Savannah in the opening of the film crossed the Atlantic in 1819 - a good 70 years before the story takes place.

---

Connections

Featured in Nightmare Theatre's Late Night Chill-o-Rama Horror Show Vol. 1 (1996)

User Reviews

Hats Off, Gentlemen. A Genius!

This is even better than Jules Verne (albeit some minor Verne works) with not only the stories and some of the dialogue but period engravings surrounding live actors, animation magic to boot and uncountable other technical tours de force. It is rather cool, perhaps, with the characters rather distant from the viewers but they take second place to the virtuoso special effects. And what effects they are! The drawings are so real they pop off the screen and the music is absolutely wonderful - full Twentieth Century in this case. This is rather like the most elaborate of magic shows: we are willing to sit back and be amused - and amazed. Bravo Karel Zeman and bravo to the whole team! Curtis Stotlar