Teacher and sailor, hired by us government to destroy a submarine monster, are captured by captain nemo and taken to a fantastic adventure underseas on nautilus submarine. Id love, in fact, to hang the one sheet on the wall, but it actually scares me to look at it. The imax film comes of age with aliens of the deep. Adaptations of twenty thousand leagues under the sea wikipedia. On a scale of excellent, good, fair, and poor, 20,000 leagues under the sea rates. With tom burlinson, colin borgonon, paul woodson, liz horne.
View our feedbackdecluttrstore in most cases, we ship items within 1 business day of your order. Directed by jules bass, arthur rankin jr with bernard cowan. When i was in grade school and full speed ahead in appreciation of the imaginative writings of jules verne and h. Experts around the world are trying to discover the identity of the monster and destroy it before even more lives are lost. Please refer to the estimated delivery date set by ebay for when your order is due to arrive. Please refer to the estimated delivery date set by ebay for when your order is due to. This movie is one of those that parents or babysitting teens will not mind watching too.
Director bryan singer has finalized his deal to direct 20,000 leagues under the. He was very good in a star is born, but so much more iconic as nemo. Director bryan singer has finalized his deal to direct 20,000 leagues under the sea, with production set to begin this fall. Through these, we gain access to three excellent documentaries. It was personally produced by walt disney through walt disney productions, directed by richard fleischer, and stars kirk douglas, james mason, paul lukas, and peter lorre.
Disney cooked up a whale of a tale in 1954 with their epic adaptation of jules vernes novel, 20,000 leagues under the sea. A star is born was more judy garlands film, but 20,000 leagues was his. It has been made into a variety of films, most notably in disneys 1954 version starring james mason and. Some old stereotypes come through in scenes where island natives are portrayed as primitive and brutal. David fincher has revealed that he had to pull out of directing disneys remake of their 1954 nautical epic, 20,000 leagues under the sea, because the studio wasntt happy with his casting. Following the opening credits, the film commences with jules vernes novel opening up with chapter 1 alarming rumours. This was one of my favorite childhood films, and perhaps the first film i saw twice as a kid. Parents need to know that 20,000 leagues under the sea is disneys version of the classic 19th century jules verne novel of the same name. This 1954 disney version of jules vernes 20,000 leagues under the sea represented the studios costliest and most elaborate americanfilmed effort to date. Walt disney produced liveaction features prior to 20,000 leagues under the sea, but the 1954 jules verne adaptation marked his studios first serious attempt to make a nonanimated film as prestigious and commercial as those of its competitors. In 1886, a french marine biologist aboard an american warship is scouring the atlantic ocean in search of a sea monster that routinely attacks and sinks passing ships. There are several parts of the film designed to appeal to kids, such as the nautilus sea lion, esmeralda, but in general the film appeals to adults and is too slow and complicated for kids.
There are no female characters with speaking roles in this film. May, 2010 20,000 leagues under the sea official full crawlthru duration. In the year 1868, rumors of a sea monster attacking ships in the pacific ocean have created apprehension and fear among sailors, disrupting shipping lanes. With michael caine, patrick dempsey, mia sara, adewale akinnuoyeagbaje. Still considered one of disneys most successful nonanimated films, 20,000 leagues under the sea may have been a little overrated, though richard fleischers direction is more than adequate, and the setpieces are wellstaged, including the celebrated battle with a giant squid. Nov 17, 2014 disney cooked up a whale of a tale in 1954 with their epic adaptation of jules vernes novel, 20,000 leagues under the sea. Isolation entertainment 20,000 leagues under the sea. Brad pitt wanted for david finchers 20,000 leagues under the sea.
Twenty thousand leagues under the sea was adapted into a halfhour episode of the nbc radio series favorite story hosted by ronald colman and broadcast december 20, 1947 as the favorite story of orson welles. Jul 17, 2009 20,000 leagues is in my all time top three rotation of science fiction films the order changes with the wind. I also did not know that originally the movie was going to be an animated feature. The walt disney film of 1954, 20,000 leagues under the sea is nothing short of a masterpiece within its genre. To my surprise, not only was the film not familiar, but about 10 minutes into watching it i realized i did not know the plot of 20,000 leagues under the sea.
Disney gave high priority to the project, spending more than had ever been spent on any previous movie. Oct 23, 2012 i also did not know that originally the movie was going to be an animated feature. On the right side of this hall, there is a series of screens that play rolls of film. Jun 27, 2014 still considered one of disneys most successful nonanimated films, 20,000 leagues under the sea may have been a little overrated, though richard fleischers direction is more than adequate, and the setpieces are wellstaged, including the celebrated battle with a giant squid. Feb 03, 2016 bryan singer will shoot 20,000 leagues under the sea this fall feb 3, 2016.
Starring kirk douglas and james mason, names young children wont recognize but will enthrall them, the film does indeed contain some mildly scary moments, mostly during the giant octopus attack but is a wonderfully enjoyable adventure that will entertain children of all ages and. The book title is shown as twenty thousand leagues under the sea as opposed to 20000 leagues under the sea. Nov 10, 2014 an interesting thought, whether he should have been nominated for a star is born or 20,000 leagues under the sea. When disney decided to make 20,000 leagues under the sea a live action film, he added the sound stages and production departments needed for live action filming, basically reinventing the. When disney decided to make 20,000 leagues under the sea a live action film, he added the sound stages and production departments needed for live action filming, basically reinventing the disney studio grounds in the process. Behind the scenes of disneys 20,000 leagues under the sea it. Submarine voyage, former attraction at walt disney worlds magic kingdom 20,000 leagues under the sea tokyo disneysea, an attraction at tokyo disneysea in japan. They discover that the monster which they searched for is in reality the first manmade submarine, the. Bryan singers 20,000 leagues under the sea lands at fox. An underrated animated film, that i thought was definitely better than the original liveaction. This is how disney sunk david finchers 20,000 leagues. Jules vernes 1870 novel 20,000 leagues under the sea is in the public domain. Kirk douglas, peter lorre, and paul lukas played the hapless trio of seamen who, while attempting to investigate a string of.
It was also the first featurelength disney film to be distributed by buena vista. And its no doubt responsible for my fearfascination with deep water to this day. Adaptations of twenty thousand leagues under the sea. Bryan singer will shoot 20,000 leagues under the sea this fall feb 3, 2016. It is based on the novel by jules verne the film featured kirk douglas as ned land, paul lukas as professor pierre aronnax, peter lorre as conseil, and james mason as captain nemo, as well as a memorable design for the nautilus and, of course, the memorable giant squid attack. Search, discover and share your favorite 20000 leagues under the sea gifs.
Walt disney had proven to audiences that he wasnt just an animation producer. Long before the disneyland ride the pirates of the caribbean became a multibilliondollar film franchise, the jules verne classic 20,000 leagues under the sea was brought to the screen by disney in 1954. I get excited just thinking about watching that movie as a kid. There are no female characters with speaking roles in this film, either. The classic adaptation of jules vernes novel 20,000 leagues under the sea. Their fifth liveaction movie at the time, 20,000 boasted the biggest budget for a single film under the disney banner and required the use of other studio backlots and the only cinemascope lens held by 20th century fox. Jules verne inspired 40000 leagues under the sea alien what dreams are made of. The film stars james mason, kirk douglas, paul lukas, and peter lorre. Smith worked on numerous pictures for disney, including famed snow white and the seven dwarfs 1937 plus many oscarwinning true life adventures. He first conceived of adapting the jules verne novel in the 1940s, naturally thinking of making an animated feature of the story. An interesting thought, whether he should have been nominated for a star is born or 20,000 leagues under the sea. Submarine voyage mysterious island 20,000 leagues under the sea tokyo disneysea attraction journey to the center of the earth les mysteres du nautilus.
Disney is close to greenlighting david finchers 20,000 leagues under the sea remake, which is looking to film in australia. Climb aboard the nautilus and into a strange undersea world of spellbinding adventure with shipwrecked survivors who have. There was a lot of potential here, but the movie missed the mark. While comparing it to gone with the wind or citizen kane might be done by others in calling leagues a masterpiece, it would be comparing apples to oranges, for this epic, while not overlong as are most masterpieces, it is completely contained to tell a gripping story with. Such is the case with a number of classic disney films, as i used to watch them when they popped up on tv typically during the wonderful world of disney. Dec 16, 2009 20,000 leagues under the sea is one of disneys best and most iconic live action films. In 1866, a sea monster is hunting the depths of the oceans and rising only to attack and destroy military ships. I definitely have fond memories of the development and character arcs in this. The underwater fantasy tale of captain nemo and his miraculous submarine the nautilus featured fights with giant sea squids, hidden treasures. Behind the scenes of disneys 20,000 leagues under the sea. Cgi animated short film hd farewell by esma cgmeetup.
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