20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)

Cast

Kirk Douglas
as Ned Land
Charles Grodin
as Drummer Boy
James Mason
as Captain Nemo
Peter Lorre
as Conseil

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Genres & Description

Action Adventure Drama Family Fantasy Sci-Fi

7.2 / 10

The oceans during the late 1860-92s are no longer safe; many ships have been lost. Sailors have returned to port with stories of a vicious narwhal (a giant whale with a long horn) which sinks their ships. A naturalist, Professor (Pierre) Aronnax, his assistant, Conseil, and a professional whaler, Ned Land, join an US expedition which attempts to unravel the mystery.

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Comments on this trailer
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Nemo's not an Indian captain? - @Tuesday, September 25, 2018 1:35 PM

Estrellakatarinathegreatrussian

Captain nemo is the greatest and best ❤❤❤❤ - @Monday, September 17, 2018 9:07 PM

Holy Prophet Elijah Tishbite

The book was writen under the inspiration of Holy Spirit by Jules Verne after my life of the planet Earth between the years 2004-2070. - @Saturday, September 15, 2018 2:21 AM

Jerra Maurice

I heard that the same people who created the giant squid was the same ones who designed the big ass mechanical shark from Jaws 20 years later - @Tuesday, September 11, 2018 7:01 AM

Tedecamp

could you imagine if all movie trailers were like this today - @Wednesday, August 29, 2018 9:12 AM

CubanPete1990

You know what Walt Disney should do a remake of 20 000 Leagues under the sea like with modern day stars like Jason David Frank as Ned Land Timothy Dalton as Captian Nemo Alice Eve as Professor Lisa Aronnax Danny Devito as Conseil Hugh Jackman as The first mate of the Nautilus directed by Joe Dante Producer by James Cameron & Frank Marshall executive producer by Steven Spielberg writer by Renny harlin Sea Creature designed by Greg Nicotero from K.N.B efx special effects by Greg broadmore and Dennis Muren music by Danny elfman from Walt Disney Pictures this time it will be live action like the original! - @Tuesday, July 17, 2018 4:56 AM

Caleb Rimer

The best science fiction story ever - @Saturday, July 14, 2018 3:24 AM

YDDES

Anyone else, who find it rather strange, that none of the crew, except for the Captain and First Mate, ever utters a single word? They are there only when needed, but never seen during other times. Nor are their quarters ever seen... - @Monday, February 5, 2018 2:39 PM

Nathan Cruz

0:30 nautilus 1:02 🦈 1:18 🎤 3:00 🐢 3:48 🦑 - @Sunday, January 14, 2018 3:55 AM

Anna Catherine Kowalsky

I saw movie 3 times,and I read book .Yes,I like captain but he has difficult personality.So,in movie his is not a positive character.In movie he is a complicated this is truth but not good.The book shows a glimpse of the captain's nobility, but he also has strong dark side, and I'm not sure if he wants to save Ned and Counsil without the professor (maybe if the woman was with this two). He is very well educated ,genius engineer, well behaved but has a darkness insite.People said he's noble,not really. He killed hundreds of sailors without a blink of an eye (book), he then suffered, played the organ, even (in the book) we know he was crying, some time had nervous breakdown, the captain was not emotionally stable (probably through his tragic past) but hellish intelligent. He treated Ned like a ball (book) and I'm sure he would leave him in the water if not a professor. If Ned will be a woman captain would probably save him, but Ned was a man and it was proboscale (book) because he was curious,loud, and he tried to run away. Captain in the book is not killed. The parts of the book is "The children of Captain Grant," "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" and "Mysterious Island". - @Wednesday, November 8, 2017 3:01 PM

Sarah

I was just thinking how nice it was that nobody had done a stupid modern remake of _20,000 Leagues Under the Sea._ So of course I had to Google it and, sure enough, Bryan Singer—the man who's been busy directing instant-classic films like _Superman Returns, X-Men Apocalpyse_ and _Jack the Giant Slayer_ —spent most of last year gearing up a remake set during the Civil War. Fortunately, it looks like maybe the film has stalled. (To be fair, Bryan Singer did direct _The Usual Suspects,_ but that film is mostly recognized for its award-winning writing—which was not the work of Singer.) - @Sunday, September 3, 2017 11:04 PM

Veron 16

Walt Disney...... - @Wednesday, August 2, 2017 11:52 AM

autosalonu.t2017 A1Japanese

disney move? - @Tuesday, July 25, 2017 12:48 AM

al3rgen

42 dislikes, who is so stupid? - @Tuesday, July 11, 2017 12:39 AM

tonyCproductions

it's weird that the people, working at walt disney, was inspired by this story, which led to them making "Atlantis: The Lost Empire" - @Wednesday, June 28, 2017 7:32 AM

Patricio Cristobal Gallardo zea

Falto añadir: la versión animada de "Rankin Bas" es mucho más fiel que esta enaltecida película y eso la hace mucho más interesante. - @Tuesday, June 13, 2017 9:53 PM

Patricio Cristobal Gallardo zea

Es una lástima cuando se manifiesta una sola visión crítica sobre un producto de arte (en este caso una película) y finalmente se acepta en forma tácita casi sin dar crédito a otras opiniones. Es innegable que los efectos especiales aquí sorprenden para la época y que la factura del film puede ser impecable si se le ve como un todo. El problema surge cuando se observa el tratamiento de la historia. Tal vez si se les hubiese preguntado al Director y los productores ellos hubiesen contestado que su objetivo jamás fue la fidelidad literaria. Pero he ahí el problema. Lo que se adapta en este caso es un gran clásico de la literatura de anticipación y si esto se pasa por alto se corre el riesgo que la que el hilo conductor se entrampe sin llegar a buen puerto. Por eso el papel de Douglas como Ned Land resulta ramplón y caricaturesco y más aún el del capitán Nemo que a pesar de los buenos esfuerzos de un gran actor como es James Mason no convence y no se ve el drama psicológico que atormenta al extraño personaje. Asimismo el final pierde toda la magia al ponerlo como un loco que quiere "dominar al mundo" en lugar del infeliz alucinado que se pierde en el mar sin saber que ocurre con su suerte. Si no se ha leído el libro tal vez nada de esto importe pero... - @Tuesday, June 13, 2017 9:50 PM

patrick costello

Maybe NASA thought it would be funny if the official narrative matched what Verne Had written. - @Thursday, May 11, 2017 6:18 AM

STDrepository

A nautical league is about 3.45 miles. This means if they really went 20,000 leagues under the sea, not only would they go through the earth and come out the other side, but they would fly out to space. the earth is only 2300 leagues in diameter. - @Saturday, April 8, 2017 8:38 AM

Birma Nia

Once upon a time... now have to see it to enjoy Captain Hook's journey - @Monday, October 24, 2016 1:03 AM

あま凛

This is my favorite movie ! :-) - @Sunday, August 21, 2016 1:35 PM

Sarah Lever

In the book im reading its diffrent. so is it based on or ment to be the same, is its ment to be the same, its wrong. - @Tuesday, May 10, 2016 5:33 PM

Carolina Milina

I grown up with this movie , it's my favorite :) - @Friday, March 18, 2016 7:08 PM

Michael Difani

Great cast and effects! I saw this movie at age 12 several times. Mason, Kirk Douglas (father of Michael) at almost 100 now. The novel was one of my favorites. Cinemascope and Technicolor. Wide screen, not on some tiny smart phone. I go back to Cinerama and Todd AO. I loved the fight with the giant squid too. - @Thursday, February 4, 2016 10:07 PM

Victor Van Vince

How come with 20.000 Leagues Under the Sea and mysterious island aren't dub the chronicles of captain nemo? - @Tuesday, October 27, 2015 8:27 AM

sweetblackblood1

guys.. i remember one of the crew was a girl in disguse. and captain nemo knew that when s/he got a fever. or was that another movie? can someone tell me please? - @Saturday, October 10, 2015 7:50 PM

slitor

Man these Trailers were tiresome. - @Monday, September 28, 2015 6:36 AM

slitor

This was a brilliant flick. - @Monday, September 28, 2015 6:35 AM

Jiminy Cricket

As a kid, this wasn't really a film for me and something I wasn't into back then, but now that I'm a grown up, I like it more then before, and appreciate it for being very adult. - @Monday, August 10, 2015 3:37 PM

Leandro Cerqueira

60 years later and it seems great! - @Friday, July 10, 2015 2:31 AM

David

This is my favourite movie, I loved it since I was 9. I am now 15 and I still love it. I have watched it so many times. They have the best choice of actors. James Mason, Kirk Douglas, Peter Lorrie and Paul Lukas. I love the moves so much I am trying to memorise quotes from the movie. It is a real shame they don't show the classics on TV any more. Most of the younger generation doesn't like it as much, I am an exception. This movie has a powerful message which I can relate to. Kirk Douglas is still alive he is like 97 years old. I remember last year at a shop (The Warehouse) they were selling off the very last copies of the movie for 5NZD, which is really cheap so I bought on. We shall remember this movie and it shall live on. - @Thursday, June 4, 2015 9:18 AM

Alexpmgr8 K3

absolutely brilliant film, bar the misleading title.. (20,000 leagues is equal to/getting on for, half way to the moon) - @Thursday, June 4, 2015 5:00 AM

ForViewingOnly

Such a CLASSIC movie! It used to be on TV all the time when I was a kid (70's & 80's), but I haven't seen it in decades. It's a shame that a lot of classic films are no longer shown on TV... maybe because of the large royalties that would have to be paid for broadcasting them? Or maybe because TV programmers think the modern audience wouldn't appreciate them? Or perhaps there's more money to be made by selling them on DVD and BluRay to old gits like me who remember them fondly. - @Monday, June 1, 2015 11:53 PM

Hanh Tong Phuong

Một bộ phim rất hay của nhạc sĩ jules verne sáng tác phim này hay ra phết đấy chữ - @Tuesday, May 26, 2015 11:51 AM

Paul Abbott

Kirk Douglas playz a Canadian - @Monday, May 11, 2015 10:24 PM

Paul Abbott

Is Captain Nemo a hero or a villain? ??? - @Monday, May 11, 2015 10:24 PM

tuttt99

James Mason was seriously hot in this film. J/S - @Tuesday, April 28, 2015 2:12 AM

Frank Black

One of my favorites as a kid. Captain Nemo was my hero The cinematography was amazing for those days. No CGI to fall back on.Think I will order it from Amazon. - @Sunday, April 19, 2015 8:07 PM

MrKajithecat

Great effects, talented cast, wonderful score and an awesome retelling of 20,000 Leagues. James Mason sold it as Captain Nemo. Also very dark for a Disney film, it took a big chance and it succeeded. - @Tuesday, March 31, 2015 4:35 AM

Christian Schaefer

Of course they had to make Captain Nemo (Prince Dakkar) a caucasian dude. - @Saturday, March 14, 2015 1:52 AM

Beatles❤Girl

I remember my big Brother just loved this movie ~ so long ago. - @Thursday, March 12, 2015 6:02 AM

Masha Franko

Captain Nemo- the best Man -noble, sincere, intelligent, wise! - @Tuesday, December 30, 2014 8:59 PM

Laurent GRIFFON

Un souvenir inoubliable de mon enfance. J'ai eu l'occasion de voir ce pur chef d'oeuvre des studios Disney réalisé par Richard Flesher, (le réalisateur de Soleil Vert, un autre joyau du cinéma) lors des vacances de Toussaint en 1976. Et le film m'est resté en tête durant une bonne partie de mes congés d'automne. - @Tuesday, December 30, 2014 3:20 PM

FreedomARX7

This movie is so good, its my second favorite movie. - @Friday, August 29, 2014 4:31 PM

Terry Long

Great movie. Classic Disney. - @Tuesday, August 19, 2014 2:54 PM

Vincent Reynolds

Yep. - @Monday, August 18, 2014 3:02 PM

Mecknavorz

i loved this film SO VERY MUCH as a kind, would watch it over and over - @Monday, March 17, 2014 3:18 AM

Simone Kwan

I'm ready - @Wednesday, February 12, 2014 3:41 AM

Simone Kwan

The button Antonio - @Wednesday, February 12, 2014 3:40 AM

Sloba Oljaca

When I was 10 years old I had seen this film and was deeply impressed. There were no TV in Belgrade at that time ( 1958 ). We, children had to wait at long rows to purchase ticket to movie in " The museum of film art "hall where it had emit and shown only. I often dreamed about this film afterwards. I saw Australian version of that film but Disney's is the best even after such long time. - @Monday, November 4, 2013 10:48 PM