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Mysterious Island (1961)
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20 December 1961 (USA)
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Plot:
During the US Civil War, Union POWs escape in a balloon and end up stranded on a South Pacific island...
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Consistently Entertaining
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Michael Craig | ... | Capt. Cyrus Harding | |
| Joan Greenwood | ... | Lady Mary Fairchild | |
| Michael Callan | ... | Herbert Brown | |
| Gary Merrill | ... | Gideon Spilitt | |
| Herbert Lom | ... | Captain Nemo | |
| Beth Rogan | ... | Elena Fairchild | |
| Percy Herbert | ... | Sgt. Pencroft | |
| Dan Jackson | ... | Cpl. Neb Nugent |
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Also Known As:
Jules Verne's Mysterious Island (UK) (complete title)
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101 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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The armature for the crab is covered with the shell of a real crab instead of the usual latex. Ray Harryhausen bought three crabs for the production, having one humanely killed by a museum employee as boiling it would have changed the color of the shell. The other two were used for close-ups of the crabs' mandibles, which would otherwise have required a huge amount of time to properly animate. These crabs subsequently served as a dinner entrée for Harryhausen and producer Charles H. Schneer.
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Continuity: Elena's slippers come and go when she is on land and in the water. One scene when escaping from the Nautilus, she clearly has the slippers on as she prepares to go in the water, the next cutaway has her in the water doing the breast stroke barefoot and no slippers in sight. Then she has the slippers when she is back on land.
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Referenced in "The Simpsons: Moe'N'A Lisa (#18.6)" (2006)
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Toccata and Fugue
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Is "Mysterious Island" available for reading online?Where is this mysterious island located?
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This film starts off with adventure and rarely ever lets up. Starting off with a daring hot air balloon escape by Union prisoners from a Confederate prison camp through a treacherous storm which blows them off course until eventually they land on a mysterious island full of strange giant creatures such as a giant crab, a giant bird and giant bees. These creatures are magnificently brought to life by stop-motion master Ray Harryhausen. This one will appeal mostly to those young in heart and spirit. Herbert Lom is quite good in his role as Captain Nemo, a man trying to find a means of destroying the causes of war. Also has a wonderful score by Bernard Herrmann. Great fun.