20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (II) (TV 1997)

The year is 1886, when New England's fishing harbours are the scene for a "creature of unknown origin" destroying ships at sea. It is the job of Professor Pierre Aronnax, a marine expert, ... See full summary »

Director:

Rod Hardy

Writers:

Jules Verne (novel), Brian Nelson (teleplay)

Stars:

Michael Caine, Patrick Dempsey, Mia Sara

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Caine	...	Captain Nemo
Patrick Dempsey	...	Pierre Arronax
Mia Sara	...	Mara
Bryan Brown	...	Ned Land
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje	...	Cabe Attucks (as Adewale Akinnouye-Agbaje)
John Bach	...	Thierry Arronax
Nicholas Hammond	...	Saxon
Peter McCauley	...	Admiral McCutcheon
Kerry Armstrong	...	Lydia Rawlings
Cecily Chun	...	Imei (as Cecily Anna)
Ken Senga	...	Shimoda
Gerry Day	...	Nitongu
Steven Grives	...	Garfield (as Steven Grieves)
Boe Kaan	...	Ivanda
Damian Monk	...	Dennison

Storyline

The year is 1886, when New England's fishing harbours are the scene for a "creature of unknown origin" destroying ships at sea. It is the job of Professor Pierre Aronnax, a marine expert, and Ned Land, the iron willed sailor, to learn the truth of the "monster" roaming the seas. The great novelist, Jules Verne, described this perilous journey to the darkest depths of the sea with Captain Nemo aboard the Nautilus.

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Plot Keywords:

sea | jules verne | monster | captain nemo | ocean | 

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Taglines:

Welcome to the last place on earth.

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Genres:

Adventure | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 May 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

20.000 leguas de viaje submarino

Filming Locations:

Australia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Frederick S. Pierce Company, Village Roadshow Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

158 min 60 min (3 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

As Thierry Arronax makes his speech from the ship's gangway, a woman waives a U.S. flag with the stars in the pattern that became official in 1890 or 1896. The film is set in 1886.

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Quotes

Captain Nemo: The surface... I never thought I'd want to see it so badly.

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Connections

Version of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1907)

User Reviews

Worst film I ever watched.

I read the book years ago and I love it so much that I watched the film version made in 1954 and it was great. Yesterday, I convinced some friends to watch this version from 1997, because the acting was promising and I was expecting nicer special effects than those made in 1954. Well, I have to say that RTL2 chose the worst movie they could have ever chosen for New Years Eve. These guys trying to be original changed the original story to a really boring story, full with inconsistencies and bad acting. Save your time and angriness and don't watch this film, try better to get the version from 1954 which won 2 Oscars and is really based on the novel from Jules Verne.