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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

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6.2/10 • 57

1916-12-241h 39m

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The First Submarine Photoplay Ever Filmed

Captain Nemo has built a fantastic submarine for his mission of revenge. He has traveled over 20,000 leagues in search of Charles Denver - a man who caused the death of Princess Daaker. Seeing what he had done, Denver took the daughter to his yacht and sailed away.

Directors
Stuart Paton

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Allen Holubar

    Allen Holubar

    Captain Nemo, also known as Prince Daaker

  2. Jane Gail

    Jane Gail

    A child of nature/Princess Daaker

  3. Howard Crampton

    Howard Crampton

    Cyrus Harding

  4. Matt Moore

    Matt Moore

    Lieutenant Bond

  5. William Welsh

    William Welsh

    Charles Denver

  6. Joseph W. Girard

    Joseph W. Girard

    Major Cameron

  7. Curtis Benton

    Curtis Benton

    Ned Land

  8. Edna Pendleton

    Edna Pendleton

    Aronnax's daughter

  9. Dan Hanlon

    Dan Hanlon

    Professor Aronnax

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CinemaSerf

Jun 6, 2022

6/10

Based on Jules Verne's story of revenge, this is actually quite an impressive production that tries pretty hard to deliver a reasonably plausible production of this tale of "Nemo" (Allen Holubar). He has built this magnificent undersea vessel so he can avenge the death of his beloved Princess "Daaker" at the hands of "Denver" (William Welch). Meantime, acclaimed French scientist "Aronnax" (Dan Hanlon) and his daughter (Edna Pendleton) have embarked upon a ship that is sunk by "Nemo" and both of them, as well as harpoonist "Ned Land" (Curtis Benton) are taken on board. Initially as prisoners, but once the captain discovers the credentials of "Aronnax" that regime is relaxed. How long can this man continue to raid the shipping lanes before the military might - and a bit of a fifth column - track him down? To get any joy from this, you have to remember not just how embryonic cinema was then, but underwater photography (and action imagery, at that) too. Certainly, the cast are really nothing to write home about and much of the start has more to do with the author's "Mysterious Island", but it is still a groundbreaking piece of cinema that though frequently rather slow and stodgy, is still worth watch.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$200,000.00
Revenue
$8,000,000.00
Keywords
revengecaptain nemo