Captain Nemo (= personne,nobody) was a fallen Hindou prince ,victim of British colonialism ;his hatred for this country was boundless but he saved the shipwrecked people whatever their nationality ;a stateless person ,he had reneged on the human society .....
Although only inspired by Jules Verne, the hero portrayed by the great character actor Robert Ryan has kept his disgust for his fellow men's timeless wars ,and wants to keep his underwater city ,a Shangri La of sorts, secret and unknown ; Ryan 's performance is restrained ,even when he sentences one of his guests to death ; his weary face reflects all that he's been through (though the movie remains vague, as far as it concerns the mysterious captain's past.
Ryan is easily the stand out ; the cast includes sexy Lucianna Paluzzi,former James Bond girl (Fiona Volpe in "thunderball") as a schoolteacher and an instructor , rifleman Chuck Connors as a distinguished gentleman,a mom (Nanette Workman) ,her son and his kitten ,and for good measure a pair of greedy men who covets the captain's gold.
Average adventures film,with passable settings (nothing to match the other Verne adaptations ;" vingt mille lieues sous les mers" and "voyage au centre de la terre ")but watchable thanks to the lead.
Although only inspired by Jules Verne, the hero portrayed by the great character actor Robert Ryan has kept his disgust for his fellow men's timeless wars ,and wants to keep his underwater city ,a Shangri La of sorts, secret and unknown ; Ryan 's performance is restrained ,even when he sentences one of his guests to death ; his weary face reflects all that he's been through (though the movie remains vague, as far as it concerns the mysterious captain's past.
Ryan is easily the stand out ; the cast includes sexy Lucianna Paluzzi,former James Bond girl (Fiona Volpe in "thunderball") as a schoolteacher and an instructor , rifleman Chuck Connors as a distinguished gentleman,a mom (Nanette Workman) ,her son and his kitten ,and for good measure a pair of greedy men who covets the captain's gold.
Average adventures film,with passable settings (nothing to match the other Verne adaptations ;" vingt mille lieues sous les mers" and "voyage au centre de la terre ")but watchable thanks to the lead.