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| 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 | |
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Dan Jackson | ... | Cpl. Neb Nugent |
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During the US Civil War, Union POWs escape in a balloon and end up stranded on a South Pacific island, inhabited by giant plants and animals. They must use their ingenuity to survive the dangers, and to devise a way to return home. Sequel to '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea'. Written by Stewart M. Clamen <clamen@cs.cmu.edu>
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adventure! mystery! excitement! See more »Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
20 December 1961 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Jules Verne's Mysterious Island See more »Company Credits
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in D Minor, BWV 565 (uncredited)
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Played on organ by Captain Nemo
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The original novel does not contain any reference to giant or extinct animals or plants. Film makers decided to include this to make the movie more exciting, becoming ever since into the most recognizable and persistent aspect of every subsequent adaptation of this Jules Verne's work. Interestingly, extinct fauna features predominantly in another Verne's novel, Journey to the Center of the Earth. See more »Goofs
When the soldiers are filling a drinking water barrel to take with them on their expedition, the captain is washing his hands directly upstream. See more »Crazy Credits
Opening credits prologue: THE SIEGE OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 1865 See more »Soundtracks
Toccata and Fuguein D Minor, BWV 565 (uncredited)
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Played on organ by Captain Nemo
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Forget the Harryhausen special effects. What really makes this movie great is the dress the main female character wears. It's incredible! We are introduced to the dress like this: our heroes (escaped POWs) are stranded on a desert island filled with gigantic animals. At some point, two women (aunt and niece if I recall) wash onto shore, after surving a ship accident. The aunt decides to make her niece a new dress, because her old one is all torn up. So she constructs a dress out of leather, and HOLY &@$%#!* what a dress! I don't fully understand why she would make a dress like that, being from the conservative 1860's Midwest and all, but it is the most erotic dress I have ever seen. It's so tiny and skintight, it looks like she can't bend over or it would explode into a million pieces. I spent the entire movie leaning forward in rapt attention, because it honestly looks like it is going to tear apart at any moment. Wow!
The rest of the movie is pretty good, too. The special effects are wonderfully fun. The only really annoying thing is the stupidity of the characters. Case in point: after encountering a giant crab and a giant chicken, a guy and the girl (still looking great in that dress!) wander into a cave, and see giant honeycomb. "Hmm, interesting," they say. Then they hear this buzzing sound, and wonder what it is. "What's that buzzing noise?? It's getting closer..." I don't believe it is humanly possible to be that stupid. It's GIANT BEES, you idiots! Get out of there! Oops, too late. Now a colossal bee is cornering you. Didn't see that one coming, huh?
Worth watching for the FX and the dress.
8/10 stars.