Nemo takes Nautilus to a penal colony island, where the prisoners are loading a munitions ship. After Aronnax proves willing to die with his companions as the ship submerges, Nemo allows Ned and Conseil to remain aboard. He returns Ned and Conseil to the deck while offering Aronnax, whose name he recognizes, the chance to stay. The vessel's captain introduces himself as Captain Nemo, master of the Nautilus. Spotted by the divers, Ned, Aronnax, and Conseil attempt to leave in the righted longboat, but they are captured. Below decks, Aronnax finds a large viewport and witnesses an underwater funeral, while Ned Land arrives on an overturned longboat from their ship. While clinging to wreckage, Aronnax and Conseil come upon a metal vessel and realize the monster is a man-made 'submerging boat' that appears deserted. Ned, Conseil, and Aronnax are thrown overboard while the disabled frigate drifts away, unable to respond to their cries for help. The frigate's guncrew open fire, but the monster turns and rams the warship. They are joined by cocky master-harpooner Ned Land.Īfter months of patrolling, the monster is spotted.

Professor Aronnax and his assistant, Conseil, are asked to investigate and soon board a U.S. In 1868, rumors spread of a sea monster attacking ships in the Pacific Ocean.

It is considered an early precursor of the steampunk genre. The film won two Academy Awards for its art direction and special effects. It was also the first feature-length Disney film to be distributed by Buena Vista Distribution.Ģ0,000 Leagues Under the Sea was a critical and commercial success, being especially remembered for the fight with a giant squid, as well as Mason's definitive performance as the charismatic anti-hero Captain Nemo.

Photographed in Technicolor, the film was one of the first feature-length motion pictures to be filmed in CinemaScope. It stars Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas, and Peter Lorre. Adapted from Jules Verne's 1870 novel of the same name, the film was personally produced by Walt Disney through Walt Disney Productions. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is a 1954 American science fiction adventure film directed by Richard Fleischer, from a screenplay by Earl Felton.

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