Jules Verne's Captain Nemo (James Mason) sinks a ship and brings survivors (Kirk Douglas, Paul Lukas)... (Learn more)
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Starring: Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas
This 1954 Disney version of Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea represented the studio's costliest and most elaborate American-filmed effort to date. Kirk Douglas plays a trouble-shooting 19th century seaman, trying to discover why so many whaling ships have been disappearing of late. Teaming with scientist Paul Lukas and diver Peter Lorre, Douglas sets sail to investigate--and is promptly captured by the megalomaniac Captain Nemo (James Mason), who skippers a lavish, scientifically advanced submarine. The film's special effects, including a giant squid, were impressive enough in 1954 to win an Academy Award. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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US Release Date
12/23/54
MPAA Rating
Rated G
Running Time
127 mins.
Language
- English
Awards
- Winner of the Best Color Art Direction award at the 1954 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 1954 National Board of Review [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Editing award at the 1954 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
Distributor
- Buena Vista Worldwide Home Entertainment
- Walt Disney Studios Distribution
