20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916)
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- 1h 25min
- Action, Adventure
- 24 Dec 1916 (USA)
- Movie
A French professor and his daughter accompany Captain Nemo on an adventure aboard a submarine.
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Dan Hanlon | ... |
Prof. Aronnax
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| Edna Pendleton | ... |
Aronnax's Daughter
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Curtis Benton | ... |
Ned Land
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| Allen Holubar | ... |
Capt. Nemo
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| Matt Moore | ... |
Lt. Bond
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| Jane Gail | ... |
A Child of Nature
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| Howard Crampton | ... |
Cyrus Harding
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William Welsh | ... |
Charles Denver
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Lois Alexander | ... |
Prince Daaker's Daughter - as a Child
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| Wallis Clark | ... |
Pencroft
(as Wallace Clark)
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| Joseph W. Girard | ... |
Maj. Cameron (uncredited)
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Ole Jansen | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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| Noble Johnson | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Leviticus Jones | ... |
Neb (uncredited)
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Martin Murphy | ... |
Herbert Brown (uncredited)
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| Jack Tornek | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Stuart Paton | ||
Written by
| Jules Verne | ... | (based on: "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" by) |
| Stuart Paton | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Carl Laemmle | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| Stuart Paton | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Brian Benison | ... | (1991) |
| Maximilien Mathevon | ... | (2003) |
Cinematography by
| Eugene Gaudio | ... | (photographed by) |
Art Direction by
| Frank Ormston | ... | (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Martin Murphy | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| George M. Williamson | ... | underwater photographer (as George Williamson) |
| J. Ernest Williamson | ... | underwater photographer (as Ernest) |
| Friend Baker | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Milton Loryea | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Brian Benison | ... | music (1991) |
| Alexander Rannie | ... | music (1991) |
| Camille Saint-Saëns | ... | music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Carl Laemmle | ... | president: The Universal Film Mfg. Co. |
| H.H. Barter | ... | technical director (uncredited) |
| Herzl Effensachs | ... | underwater director (uncredited) |
| James Milburn | ... | assistant technical director (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Universal Film Manufacturing Company (1916) (United States) (theatrical)
- Trans-Atlantic Film Co. (1917) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Encore Entertainment (1996) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Bach Films (2006) (France) (DVD)
- Internet Archive (2006) (United States) (video) (streaming)
- DTP Entertainment (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
- Grapevine Video (2017) (United States) (DVD)
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics (2020) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Critics' Choice Video (United States) (VHS)
- Image Entertainment (United States) (DVD)
- Image Entertainment (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Kino Video (United States) (VHS)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Captain Nemo has built a fantastic submarine for his mission of revenge. He has traveled over 20,000 leagues in search of Charles Denver--who caused the death of Princess Daaker. Seeing what he had done, Denver took the daughter to his yacht and sailed away. He abandoned her and a sailor on a mysterious island and has come back after all these years to see if she is still alive and if the nightmares he has will stop. The daughter has been found by five survivors of a Union Army Balloon that crashed near the island. At sea, Professor Aronnax was aboard the ship 'Abraham Lincoln' when Nemo rammed it and threw the Professor, his daughter, and two others into the water. Prisoners at first, they are now treated as guests to view the underwater world and to hunt under the waves. Nemo will also tells them about the Nautilus and the revenge that has driven him for all these years.
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| Taglines | Filmed at the bottom of the ocean in its depths, and upon "Mysterious Island." (Print Ad-Omaha Sunday Bee, ((Omaha, Neb.)) 7 January 1917) See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $200,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Underwater 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. See more » |
| Goofs | In 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. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in To the Galaxy and Beyond with Mark Hamill (1997). See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The opening titles announce "The First Submarine Photoplay Ever Filmed". See more » |
| 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. See more » |