Vynález zkázy (Invention for Destruction) was brought to the United States in 1961 by Joseph E. Levine. He had it dubbed into English and changed the title to The Fabulous World of Jules Verne, releasing it with Warner Bros. Pictures as a double feature with Bimbo the Great. There's also a new introduction with narration by Hugh Downs.
Based on several works by Verne, including Facing the Flag, this movie combines the original illustrations from his books with live action. For all that people compare about effects heavy movies that were made on green screen, this film - made in 1958 - has a major effect in almost every shot.
Director Karel Zeman had already made one movie, Journey to the Beginning of Time, based on Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth and made two more movies afterward in this series, The Stolen Airship (based on Two Years' Vacation) and On the Comet (which is taken from Hector Servadac). This movie also has references to Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Robur the Conqueror and The Mysterious Island.
There are also parts of the work of Georges Méliès, Metropolis, Battleship Potemkin and the 1916 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea in this.
The artwork comes to life in a variety of styles of animation, including traditional, stop-motion and cut-outs, as well as miniature effects and matte paintings. Actors appear directly within this line art and this movie looks like nothing I've ever seen.
The story is about a gang of pirates working for the evil Count Artigas who want to get a scientist to give them his most futuristic weapon. As simple as that is, the film looks incredibly complicated and filled with incredible visuals. Known as Mysti-Mation, this movie looks like woodcut illustrations that can move and house human beings.
Based on several works by Verne, including Facing the Flag, this movie combines the original illustrations from his books with live action. For all that people compare about effects heavy movies that were made on green screen, this film - made in 1958 - has a major effect in almost every shot.
Director Karel Zeman had already made one movie, Journey to the Beginning of Time, based on Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth and made two more movies afterward in this series, The Stolen Airship (based on Two Years' Vacation) and On the Comet (which is taken from Hector Servadac). This movie also has references to Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Robur the Conqueror and The Mysterious Island.
There are also parts of the work of Georges Méliès, Metropolis, Battleship Potemkin and the 1916 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea in this.
The artwork comes to life in a variety of styles of animation, including traditional, stop-motion and cut-outs, as well as miniature effects and matte paintings. Actors appear directly within this line art and this movie looks like nothing I've ever seen.
The story is about a gang of pirates working for the evil Count Artigas who want to get a scientist to give them his most futuristic weapon. As simple as that is, the film looks incredibly complicated and filled with incredible visuals. Known as Mysti-Mation, this movie looks like woodcut illustrations that can move and house human beings.