20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

This is actually quite a clever conflation of two of Jules Verne's stories, 20,000 Leagues and Mysterious Island, which I'm not sure has been attempted since. Captain Nemo is faithfully portrayed as an Indian - true to the books. To modern eyes some of the melodramatic acting typical of the era is amusing at times. But the fact that the story is quite compelling even now is testimony to how astonishing it must have seemed when first viewed. If you're interested in film making and the history of cinema, it's definitely worth a watch.