It was personally produced by walt disney through walt disney productions, directed by richard fleischer, and stars kirk douglas, james mason, paul lukas, and peter lorre. Detailed analysis of characters in jules vernes 20,000 leagues under the sea. The original french title of vernes epic novel is vingt mille lieues sous les mers, which when translated correctly into english is twenty thousand leagues under the seas, not twenty thousand leagues under the sea as it has been published in many english editions. It is the job of a curious marine expert, professor pierre aronnax patrick dempsey from the hit tv show greys anatomy and the ironwilled sailor, ned land bryan brown to learn the truth of the monster roaming the depths of the ocean. Source for information on 20,000 leagues under the sea 1954. Twenty thousand leagues under the sea vingt mille lieues sous les mers bilingual edition. Twenty thousand leagues under the sea by jules verne free. The illustration of the underwater forest20,000 leagues under the sea trailer. James masons portrayal of the eccentric captain nemo is both endearing and terrifying. French leagues, since our startingpoint in the japan seas. Music demonstrated very good stereo separation and imaging, and effects spread nicely across. Verne is often dubbed, in isaac asimovs phrase, the. Given the age of the material, the picture consistently looked pretty positive. The year is 1866 and the maritime world is gripped by fear after reported sightings of a huge sea monster.
Verne is often dubbed, in isaac asimovs phrase, the worlds first sciencefiction writer. Financial analysis of 20,000 leagues under the sea 1954 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Kirks character was a direct allegory of american ideals and greedy attitudes while the french professor was more concerned with fairness and justice. Subtitled in german, english, spanish, french, japanese. No and 20,000 leagues under the sea share a lot of similarities, even if theyre not exactly the same movie. Learn all about how the characters in 20,000 leagues under the sea such as dr. Twenty thousand leagues under the sea vingt mille lieues sous. Rent 20,000 leagues under the sea 1954 starring kirk douglas and james mason on dvd and bluray. Canada french title vingt mille lieues sous les mers.
Previous part 1 next part 3 for reasons which i alone have the right of appreciating. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Disney cooked up a whale of a tale in 1954 with their epic adaptation of jules vernes novel, 20,000 leagues under the sea. 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 relating print advertisements. A shipwrecked scientist and sailor do their best to thwart nemos dastardly schemes.
Kirk douglas plays a troubleshooting 19th century seaman, trying to discover why so many whaling ships have been disappearing of late. Sharpness mostly came across well, though some inconsistencies occurred. Their fifth liveaction movie at the time, 20,000 boasted the biggest budget for a single film under the disney banner and required the use of other studio backlots and the only cinemascope lens held by 20th century fox. The boat in which cook was struck on a rock, and, if it did not sink. Full steam ahead in jules vernes twenty thousand leagues under the sea.
It was personally produced by walt disney through walt disney productions, directed by richard fleischer, and stars kirk douglas, james mason, paul. It stars kirk douglas as ned land, james mason as captain nemo, paul lukas as professor pierre aronnax, and peter lorre as conseil. The year is 1886 and new englands fishing harbor is the scene for a creature of unknown origin destroying all ships at sea. Read this in french when i was a kid and i loved it. This 1954 disney version of jules vernes 20,000 leagues under the sea represented the studios costliest and most elaborate americanfilmed effort to date. Nov 17, 2014 disney cooked up a whale of a tale in 1954 with their epic adaptation of jules vernes novel, 20,000 leagues under the sea. Before the ships head stretched the dangerous shores of the coral sea, on the northeast coast of australia. However, even though it is told as a tale of adventure, there is more to vernes famous story. Jules vernes classic science fiction story is ahead of its time and i feel that this movie does it justice. Currently, restrictions on the delivery of files to mobile devices mean our download titles must be downloaded to a desktop computer and then transferred to the mobile device. I watched 20,000 leagues under the sea yesterday and what a feast of steampunk it turned out to be. Captain nemo james mason leads his crew as the dreaded giant squid, harpoon man and ned land kirk douglas trying to escape his cell in, surely one of the best remembered spectacles of the era, in disneys 20,000 leagues under the sea, 1954. The nautilus itself is a character in the movie and the set design is perfect. He created a unique blend of science and adventure in his very popular and scientifically prophetic stories.
From a futuristic submarine, captain nemo wages war on the surface world. Jules vernes fascination with the sea began in the great french. Aronnax and captain nemo contribute to the story and how they fit into the plot. The science in twenty thousand leagues, especially considering the time it was published, is amazing. Staring paul lukas, peter lorre, james mason and kirk douglas. Jules vernes 20,000 leagues under the sea 1971, united states, reissue title other resources. Vingt mille lieues sous les mers 1871 french edition at the digital library of the national library of france. Rent 20,000 leagues under the sea 1954 on dvd and bluray.
Twenty thousand leagues under the sea part 1, chapter 6. April, 1867, the sea being beautiful, the breeze favorable, the scotia of the. Just about every steampunk idea you can think of barring the top hat with goggles and they may have been in the background somewhere. Some old stereotypes come through in scenes where island natives are portrayed as primitive and brutal. Images 20,000 leagues under the sea with movie cash michael. Another common misconception about the novel is that the 20,000 leagues were a. Parents need to know that 20,000 leagues under the sea is disneys version of the classic 19th century jules verne novel of the same name. But, thanks to the nationality of the victim of the shock, thanks to the reputation of the company to which the vessel belonged, the circumstance became extensively circulated. Watch full length united states movie 20000 league under the sea with subtitles. As a story of adventure, jules vernes twenty thousand leagues under the sea seems a bit dated. Our boat lay along some miles from the redoubtable bank on which cooks vessel was lost, 10th june, 1770. The filming model of the nautilus is on display at epcot centers attraction, the living seas.
Novel analysis of 20000 leagues under the sea by jules vernethe novel of 20000 leagues under the sea. Well worth a watch if you can get over the appalling mis. Verne, jules 18281905 french novelist known as the man who invented the future. Jules verne 20,000 leagues under the sea read by bill homewood unabridged. There are no female characters with speaking roles in this film, either. Twenty thousand leagues under the sea by jules verne. In the opening credits, the title banner does not have a comma between the first and second zeroes 20000 leagues under the seaalthough a comma does appear on. No in this comparison because i admit it doesnt relate much to the events of 20,000 leagues under the sea. This book written by jules verne was a fascinating way to learn about the under water submarines. Twenty thousand leagues under the sea public domain audiobook at librivox. Jules verne, prolific french author whose writings laid much of the foundation of modern kirk douglas. Can three men find a mysterious sea monster that is reportedly attacking trade ships in the pacific ocean in 1868. The author of this novelthe illustration of the novel. Kirk douglas, peter lorre, and paul lukas played the hapless trio of seamen who, while attempting to investigate a string of.