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20000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
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23 December 1954 (USA) moreTagline:
Walt Disney's Mighty, Magnificent, Memorable 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea! morePlot:
A ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(4 articles)
Famed Disney Effects Artist Ellenshaw Dead at 93 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 15 February 2007)
Veteran Director Richard Fleischer Dead at 89
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 27 March 2006)
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The Greatest Disney Film Ever moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Kirk Douglas | ... | Ned Land | |
| James Mason | ... | Captain Nemo | |
| Paul Lukas | ... | Prof. Pierre Arronax | |
| Peter Lorre | ... | Conseil | |
| Robert J. Wilke | ... | First Mate of the Nautilus | |
| Ted de Corsia | ... | Capt. Farragut | |
| Carleton Young | ... | John Howard | |
| J.M. Kerrigan | ... | Old Billy | |
| Percy Helton | ... | Coach Driver | |
| Ted Cooper | ... | Mate on 'Lincoln' |
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Jules Verne's 20000 Leagues Under the Sea (USA) (complete title)Walt Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (USA) (poster title)
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127 minCountry:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (RCA Sound Recording)Certification:
Portugal:M/6 | Iceland:L | Finland:K-12 (1955) | Finland:K-8 (1976) | Canada:G (video rating) | New Zealand:G | Australia:PG | Canada:F (Ontario) | France:U | Norway:11 | Spain:T | Sweden:15 | UK:U | USA:Approved (PCA #17073) | Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | USA:G (re-rating) (1970) | West Germany:12Filming Locations:
20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA moreFun Stuff
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Actors portraying the cannibals chasing Ned Land painted humorous messages on their foreheads (not legible on-screen). In particular, one actor wrote "Eat at Joe's" while another actor behind him wrote "I ate Joe". moreGoofs:
Factual errors: The note that Ned Land puts in the bottle, while containing numbers representing both latitude and longitude, neglects to say whether the latitude is North or South, thus rendering it useless to those who find it. moreQuotes:
Captain Nemo: The natives over there are cannibals. They eat liars with the same enthusiasm as they eat honest men. moreSoundtrack:
A Whale of a Tale moreFAQ
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Disney`s version of 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA is rightly remembered for the classic scene featuring the giant squid , but it should be remembered for more than that . Captain Nemo is a wonderfully written anti-hero who`s what would be described nowadays as an environmentalist , but don`t dare confuse him with being some sort of yogurt knitting tree hugger because this is a man waging a violent crusade against warmongers and anyone else he sees fit to exterminate . It`s a really intriguing character study and Nemo is played superbly by James Mason . Compare Mason`s performance as Nemo to that of Steven Seagal`s role as ecowarrior Forrest Taft in ON DEADLY GROUND . Done so ? A laughable contrast isn`t it . Kirk Douglas may disappoint as Ned Land but his real function is to act as a physical square jawed hero alongside the academic and somewhat ambigious Professor Arronnax.
I also appreciated the fact that Disney resisted the temptation to invent a child character in order to make the film appeal to children more by way of audience identification , nor is there any sort of mawkish sentiment or frivolity that`s spoiled many a Disney film . In fact this is such an exciting thoughtful adventure if it wasn`t for the presence of a seal I wouldn`t have believed it was a Disney film .
Did I mention there`s a great battle with a giant squid ?