Uniform Title |
20,000 leagues under the sea (Motion picture : 1954) |
Title |
20,000 leagues under the sea. |
Published |
South Yarra, Victoria : Distributed in Australia by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, [2004] |
Description |
1 DVD-video (122 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment : E13890, E00150. |
Originally produced in America and released as a motion picture in 1954. |
Based on "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" by Jules Verne. |
Special features : Jules Verne & Walt Disney: explorers of the imagination ; monsters of the deep ; the humbolt squid: a real sea monster ; lost treasures: the sunset squid ; tour of the nautilus. |
Credits |
Director, Richard Fleischer ; screenwriter, Earl Felton. |
Performers |
Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas, Peter Lorre. |
Summary |
Kirk Douglas plays a trouble-shooting 19th century seaman, trying to discover why so many whaling ships have been disappearing of late. Teaming with scientist Paul Lukas and diver Peter Lorre, Douglas sets sail to investigate--and is promptly captured by the megalomaniac Captain Nemo (James Mason), who skippers a lavish, scientifically advanced submarine. |
Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG. |
System details |
DVD video ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround ; PAL ; Region 4 ; Widescreen 16:9 (2.55:1). |
Language note |
English, French or Spanish dialogue ; with optional subtitles in English, Spanish, French, Swedish, Norwedian, Danish, Finnish, Portuguese, Dutch. [CC] English Captions (Descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired). |
Subjects |
Verne, Jules, -- 1828-1905 -- Film adaptations |
Nemo, Captain (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile films |
Sea monsters -- Juvenile films |
Voyages, Imaginary -- Juvenile films |
Underwater exploration -- Juvenile films |
Submarines (Ships) -- Juvenile films |
Sailors -- Juvenile films |
Scientists -- Juvenile films |
Divers -- Juvenile films |
Feature films -- United States |
Motion pictures, American |
Genre |
Action and adventure films |
Science fiction films |
Monster films |
Children's films |
Film adaptations |
Feature films |
Fiction films |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
Other Names |
Fleischer, Richard director. |
Felton, Earl screenwriter. |
Douglas, Kirk, 1916-2020 actor. |
Mason, James, 1909-1984 actor. |
Lukas, Paul, 1894-1971 actor. |
Lorre, Peter actor. |
Verne, Jules, 1828-1905. Vingt mille lieues sous les mers. English Motion picture adaptation of (work). |
Series |
Disney family classics |
Walt Disney family collection |
Links to Related Works |
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Authors:
- Douglas, Kirk, 1916-2020 .
- Felton, Earl .
- Fleischer, Richard .
- Lorre, Peter .
- Lukas, Paul, 1894-1971 .
- Mason, James, 1909-1984 .
- Verne, Jules, 1828-1905. Vingt mille lieues sous les mers. English .
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