USA, 1916
105m
35mm film, black and white [tinted], 1.33:1
silent
An American science fiction film directed by Stuart Paton.
Plot Summary
Captain Nemo builds a submarine to help him take his revenge on Charles Denver, the man he holds responsible for the death of Princess Daaker.
Credits
* = uncredited
Crew
Directed by: Stuart Paton
Williamson Submarine Film Corporation
Produced by: Carl Laemmle *, Stuart Paton *
Scenario: Stuart Paton *
Based on the Novel by: Jules Verne
Underwater Director: Herzl Effensachs *
Photographed by: Eugene Gaudio
Underwater Photography: George Williamson, Ernest [real name: J. Ernest Williamson]
Music by: Brian Benison, Alexander Rannie [1991 re-release]; Maximilien Mathevon [2003 re-release]
Art Director: Frank Ormston *
Cast
Dan Hanlon (Professor Aronnax)
Edna Pendleton (Aronnax's daughter)
Curtis Benton (Ned Land)
Allen Holubar (Captain Nemo)
Matt Moore (Lieutenant Bond)
Jane Gail (a child of nature)
Howard Crampton (Cyrus Harding)
William Welch [real name: William Welsh] (Charles Denver)
Lois Alexander (Prince Daaker's daughter as a child)
Wallace Clark [real name: Wallis Clark] (Pencroft)
Alternative Titles
20.000 Léguas Submarinas – Brazilian title
20 000 lieues sous les mers – French DVD title
20.000 milja pod morem – Serbian title
En världsomsegling under havet – Swedish title
En Verdensomsejling under Havet – Danish title
Húszezer mérföld a tenger alatt – Hungarian title
Links
Extracts included in
Hollywood Aliens & Monsters (1997)
Jules Verne & Walt Disney: Explorers of the Imagination (2003)
The Making of 20000 Leagues Under the Sea (2003)
References
Periodicals
- Infinity no.39 (2021) pp.52-57- illustrated article (Filming Nemo Part One by Gregory Kulon)
Books
- The Encyclopedia of Novels Into Films second edition by John C. Tibbetts and James M. Welsh pp.470-472 – credits, review (by P.S. [Philip Simpson])
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.507 – credits
