Kirk Douglas,
James Mason,
Paul Lukas,
Peter Lorre,
Robert J. Wilke
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Originally produced by Disney in 1954, this whimsical version of Jules Verne's classic novel has been put to animation. When Captain Nemo takes a professor and a stout-hearted sailor captive, he doesn... read more
Directed by: Richard Fleischer
Release Date: January 1, 1954
DVD Release Date: May 20, 2003
Stats: 1,206 reviews
I love Douglas and I love Lorre, it's always cool to see actors you love, but this movie was also exciting and fun, I really liked it.
The ultimate Jules Verne experience. Everything from the film-making to the acting is perfect. It brings the very demented and fantastical elements of Verne's novel into reality. Kirk Douglas and James Mason are a great team and deliver some great dynamics. The story is not a wor... read more
Disney`s version of 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA is rightly remembered for the classic scene featuring the giant squid (which was an inspiration for Michael Crichton Sphere novel) , but it should be remembered for more than that . Captain Nemo is a wonderfully written anti-hero w... read more
Been a super long time since I've seen it, but I do love the whale of a tale song.
A grand adventure with Kirk Douglas held hostage on misguided Captain Nemo's (James Mason) spectacular Natilus submarine. They fight a giant squid and visit a secret island. Kirk Douglas has time to sing a silly song throughout all of this. There's adventure, but Kirk Douglas' ge... read more
Authentically capturing the spirit of Jules Verne with some nice art deco production design and moral ambiguity, but the obvious drawback is that it all feels very dated. The story is also rather episodic and it's too self -important and po-faced but it's an interesting blast fro... read more
As fabulous and fantastic as anything he has ever done in cartoons is Walt Disney's 'live action' movie made from Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Full Review
The talky 20,000 Leagues probably won't thrill kids fresh from The Matrix, but they may be interested to know that the Verne film was the effects marvel of its day.
A classic action-adventure for older kids. Full Review
James Mason's portrayal of Captain Nemo is a hard-edged, dramatic performance, with no winking nods or cartoonish layers. You could transport Mason whole into a much darker movie with R-rated violence... Full Review
A breathtaking piece of entertainment, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is amongst the finest live-action films to come out of Disney Studios. Full Review
Far superior to the majority of genre efforts from the period (or any period, for that matter), with production design and technical effects that have dated hardly at all. Full Review
One of the best Disney live action films and a classic fantasy-adventure. Full Review
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