A French professor and his daughter accompany Captain Nemo on an adventure aboard a submarine.A French professor and his daughter accompany Captain Nemo on an adventure aboard a submarine.A French professor and his daughter accompany Captain Nemo on an adventure aboard a submarine.
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William Welsh
- Charles Denver
- (as William Welch)
Wallis Clark
- Pencroft
- (as Wallace Clark)
Joseph W. Girard
- Maj. Cameron
- (uncredited)
Ole Jansen
- Undetermined Secondary Role
- (uncredited)
Noble Johnson
- Undetermined Secondary Role
- (uncredited)
Leviticus Jones
- Neb
- (uncredited)
Martin Murphy
- Herbert Brown
- (uncredited)
Jack Tornek
- Undetermined Secondary Role
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Jules Verne
- Stuart Paton(uncredited)
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- TriviaUnderwater cameras were not used. The Williamson brothers had developed a system of watertight tubes and mirrors, like an upside-down periscope, and were dependent on the clarity of water and sunshine to provide the necessary light.
- GoofsIn one scene on the island the balloon survivors are at a table and a black servant appears. He never shows up again and is not rescued at the end of the film with the rest of the survivors.
- Quotes
Capt. Nemo: I am Captain Nemo and this is my submarine, 'Nautilus'... It has pleased me to save your lives... You are my prisoners.
- Crazy creditsThe opening titles announce "The First Submarine Photoplay Ever Filmed".
- Alternate versionsKino International released a video with a music soundtrack by Alexander Rannie and Brian Benison (music © 1991). Running time is 101 minutes.
- ConnectionsFeatured in To the Galaxy and Beyond with Mark Hamill (1997)
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The hammy acting styles distract, but the pioneering underwater photography is worth a look.
This may have been thrilling in 1916, but today it seems more of a curio. The Williamson brothers invented a camera to take pictures underwater, (the prologue tells us, complete with photos of them) so there's lots of shots of fish swimming, the bottom of the sea, men in diving suits and one battle with an octopus, which was a bit fuzzy. Still, the sense of watching movie history was strong, but don't expect too much in light of more modern techniques. What really bothered me was the hammy acting styles, with lots of arm motions and exaggerated facial features. It's the style that gave silent films a bad name. One who avoided this was Matt Moore, the hero of the film, and the only actor I recognized. Perhaps that is why he was still making movies in the 50's. The film uses plot elements of Verne's "The Mysterious Island" as well as "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea."
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- Mar 10, 1999
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- Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
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- $200,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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By what name was 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916) officially released in Canada in English?
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