A French professor and his daughter accompany Captain Nemo on an adventure aboard a submarine.A French professor and his daughter accompany Captain Nemo on an adventure aboard a submarine.A French professor and his daughter accompany Captain Nemo on an adventure aboard a submarine.
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William Welsh
- Charles Denver
- (as William Welch)
Wallis Clark
- Pencroft
- (as Wallace Clark)
Joseph W. Girard
- Maj. Cameron
- (uncredited)
Ole Jansen
- Undetermined Secondary Role
- (uncredited)
Noble Johnson
- Undetermined Secondary Role
- (uncredited)
Leviticus Jones
- Neb
- (uncredited)
Martin Murphy
- Herbert Brown
- (uncredited)
Jack Tornek
- Undetermined Secondary Role
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Jules Verne
- Stuart Paton(uncredited)
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- TriviaUnderwater cameras were not used. The Williamson brothers had developed a system of watertight tubes and mirrors, like an upside-down periscope, and were dependent on the clarity of water and sunshine to provide the necessary light.
- GoofsIn one scene on the island the balloon survivors are at a table and a black servant appears. He never shows up again and is not rescued at the end of the film with the rest of the survivors.
- Quotes
Capt. Nemo: I am Captain Nemo and this is my submarine, 'Nautilus'... It has pleased me to save your lives... You are my prisoners.
- Crazy creditsThe opening titles announce "The First Submarine Photoplay Ever Filmed".
- Alternate versionsKino International released a video with a music soundtrack by Alexander Rannie and Brian Benison (music © 1991). Running time is 101 minutes.
- ConnectionsFeatured in To the Galaxy and Beyond with Mark Hamill (1997)
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Silent Version - 1916)
I found this film extraordinary, if for no other reason than the fact, that that they used underwater photography showing divers in deep sea helmets using what looked to be rifles with spears attached (early spear guns, I imagine) actually shooting at a large group of sharks swimming around them. I also didn't see any air lines attached to any of these divers, however, if you looked closely, you could see some air bubbles come out of the helmets of the divers every so often. They must have been using some type of compressed air with a regulator, however when I queried Google, I was informed that SCUBA wasn't invented until 1939 for the US Navy and the air regulator hadn't been invented until 1943 by Jacques Cousteau. There was a device that contained compressed air in a belt attached to a diver's helmet that was invented in 1825 but that would only allow a diver to stay under 7 minutes. Were they really able to get all of the shots with the divers within that time frame. Very curious. Does anyone have the technical details for how this film was accomplished? I give this film a 9 for technology and a 5 for story line and acting for a 7 overall.
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- Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
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- $200,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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By what name was 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916) officially released in India in English?
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