20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
Adventure, Science Fiction
Buena Vista  (1954) 127 mins Approved

7.2 (6,343 votes)
When tales of ships disappearing and possibly being destroyed by a creature from the depths of the sea emerge, the government sends a ship to investigate. The monster turns out to be real and it sinks the ship sent to investigate it. The only survivors are Ned Land (Kurt Douglas), Professor Pierre Arronax (Paul Lulas) and Conseil (Peter Lorre) who find themselves in the company of Captain Nemo (James Mason) who seems to move back and forth between reason and insanity. Captain Nemo has plans to destroy the world and has the technology help him achieve his goals in his ship, the Nautilus. The three "captives" are invited along as the ship explores the depths of the sea. Ned seems to be the only one desiring to escape as both Conseil and Prof. Arronax are happy to be part of the exploration. Ned finally is able to get a note in a bottle to the Navy. Can they stop Captain Nemo before he disc...

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Cast and Crew
Kirk Douglas  ......  Ned Land
James Mason  ......  Captain Nemo
Paul Lukas  ......  Prof. Pierre Arronax/Narrator
Peter Lorre  ......  Conseil
Robert J. Wilke  ......  First Mate of the Nautilus
Ted De Corsia  ......  Capt. Farragut
Director  .....  Richard Fleischer
Producer  .....  Walt Disney
Writer  .....  Jules Verne; Earl Felton
Cinematography  .....  Franz Planer
Musician  .....  Paul J. Smith
Notes
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: Ned Land rushes to Captain Nemo's observation window to witness a sinking ship, we switch to the Nautilus' underwater point of view. However, the Nautilus' nose can be seen entering the screen from the right side. [widescreen version] (more)

Trivia:
In the opening credits, the title banner does not have a comma between the first and second zeroes ("20000 Leagues Under the Sea"), although a comma does appear on the poster and all related print advertisements. (more)

Filming Locations:
20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA (more)

Quotes:
Professor Pierre Aronnax, narrator: A strange twilight world opened up before me, and I felt as the first man to set foot on another planet, an intruder in this mystic garden of the deep. (more)

Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 2 nominations (more)