20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1954 127 min ★ 7.1 Adventure, Science Fiction, Fantasy

A ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo.

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Cast

Kirk Douglas

Ned Land

James Mason

Captain Nemo

Paul Lukas

Prof. Pierre Arronax

Peter Lorre

Conseil

Robert J. Wilke

First Mate of the Nautilus

Ted de Corsia

Capt. Farragut

Carleton Young

John Howard

J.M. Kerrigan

Billy

Percy Helton

Coach Driver

Gloria Pall

Blonde Girlfriend (uncredited)

Details

Director

Richard Fleischer

Screenplay

Earl Felton

Tagline

"The mightiest motion picture of them all!"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$5,000,000

Revenue

$28,200,000

Production

Walt Disney Productions

Reviews

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John Chard

March 6, 2020

★ 9/10

Wonderful Verne adaptation. Watched this one recently and was delighted to find it stands the test of time as one of the better Disney live action films on the market. A quality take on Jules Verne's advanced story of subs and the atomic threat that was soon to become ever so prominent in the public conscious. This adaptation is a corking sci-fi adventure that benefits from great work from all ...

C

CinemaSerf

November 21, 2022

★ 7/10

A stylish, colourful adaptation of perhaps Jules Verne's most famous story with James Mason as the superbly determined, if blinkered "Captain Nemo" who has decided that the best way to eradicate war is to destroy the tools of warfare. To that end, he targets warships at sea and sinks them by ramming them with his early ironclad submarine the "Nautilus". His tortured soul is cleverly epitomised by ...