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During the Civil War a group of Union soldiers, a Confederate and a civilian escape the stockade using a hot-air balloon and end up on a strange Pacific island.
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Capt. Cyrus Harding
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Lady Mary Fairchild
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Herbert Brown
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Gideon Spilitt
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Captain Nemo
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Elena Fairchild
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Sgt. Pencroft
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Cpl. Neb Nugent
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Pirate (uncredited)

Directed by

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Cy Endfield

Written by

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John Prebble ... (screenplay) &
Daniel B. Ullman ... (screenplay) (as Daniel Ullman) &
Crane Wilbur ... (screenplay)
 
Jules Verne ... (novel)

Produced by

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Charles H. Schneer ... producer

Music by

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Bernard Herrmann

Cinematography by

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Wilkie Cooper ... (photographed by)

Editing by

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Frederick Wilson

Art Direction by

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William C. Andrews ... (as Bill Andrews)

Production Management

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Raymond Anzarut ... production supervisor
Robert Sterne ... production manager (as Bob Sterne)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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René Dupont ... assistant director (as Rene Dupont)

Art Department

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Fernando González ... assistant art director (uncredited)
Francisco Prósper ... construction coordinator (uncredited)
Jose Velazquez ... carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department

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John Cox ... sound supervisor
Peter Handford ... sound recordist
Bob Jones ... sound recordist
Maurice Askew ... re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Ray Harryhausen ... special visual effects creator
Vic Margutti ... special photographic effects (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Jack Mills ... camera operator
Egil S. Woxholt ... underwater photographer (as Egil Woxholt)
Ray Andrew ... clapper loader (uncredited)
Philip Finch ... clapper loader (uncredited)
Maurice Gillett ... chief electrician (uncredited)
Lynda Swarbrick ... still photographer (uncredited)

Music Department

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Bernard Herrmann ... conductor: The London Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra ... musicians: orchestra (as The London Symphony Orchestra)
Bernard Herrmann ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Marjorie Lavelly ... continuity

Additional Crew

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Bob Gill ... title designer
Donald L. Piccard ... technical advisor: balloon sequence (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

During the US Civil War, Union POWs escape in a balloon and end up stranded on a South Pacific island, inhabited by giant plants and animals. They must use their ingenuity to survive the dangers, and to devise a way to return home. Sequel to '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea'. Written by Stewart M. Clamen

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Taglines adventure! mystery! excitement! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Jules Verne's Mysterious Island (United Kingdom)
  • Jules Verne's Mysterious Island (United States)
  • L'Île mystérieuse (France)
  • La isla misteriosa (Spain)
  • L'illa misteriosa (Spain, Catalan title)
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Runtime
  • 101 min
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  • 1.66 : 1 (original & intended ratio) (European theatrical ratio)
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Budget $2,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Producer Charles H. Schneer claimed that he chose this story after reading an article stating that Jules Verne's "Mysterious Island" was the most-looked-at book at public libraries. See more »
Goofs Elena's slippers come and go when she is on land and in the water. One scene when escaping from the Nautilus, she clearly has the slippers on as she prepares to go in the water, the next cutaway has her in the water doing the breast stroke barefoot and no slippers in sight. Then she has the slippers when she is back on land. See more »
Movie Connections Edited from Tap Roots (1948). See more »
Soundtracks Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 See more »
Crazy Credits Opening credits prologue: THE SIEGE OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 1865 See more »
Quotes [last lines]
Captain Cyrus Harding: We deeply regretted we could not save the life of the man who had saved ours. A man who dedicated himself to ending strife among men. And when we returned to civilization, we all pledged ourselves to working for a peaceful and bountiful world, as Captain Nemo would have it.
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