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Beth Rogan, Gary Merrill, Herbert Lom

During the US Civil War, Union POWs escape in a balloon and end up stranded on a South Pacific island, inhabited by giant plants and animals. They must use their ingenuity to survive the dangers, and ...( read more  read more... )to devise a way to return home. Sequel to '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' .

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Unrated, 101 min.

Directed by: Cy Endfield

Release Date: August 1, 1961

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DVD Release Date: January 3, 2006

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  • kenstachnik
    September 28, 2007
    kenstachnik
    A shipwrecked crew? Giant Crabs and Bees? Captain Nemo?

    Count me in!
  • Beefy
    July 31, 2007
    Beefy
    Classic Harryhausen effects.
  • threefolddado
    July 7, 2008
    threefolddado
    That crab looks mighty tasty!
  • DrLappos
    May 23, 2008
    DrLappos
    The crab scene scared me rigid as a boy amd I absolutely loved it. Still a belter of a movie.
  • erikggrep
    November 20, 2009
    erikggrep
    Captain Cyrus H. leads Union soldiers in a daring escape from a Confederate prison camp in a seized balloon. A raging storm forces the balloon land on an island on which the group becomes marooned. Two shipwrecked women share in the dangerous encounters the castaways have with a ...( read more)host of gigantic beasts. Their struggle for survival is aided by the mysterious Captain Nemo of the submarine Nautilus, who helped create the strange animals while attempting to increase the world's food supply.

    Directed by Cy Endfield, Mysterious Island features great acting performances from the following cast:
    1.) Michael Craig (Capt. Cyrus Harding)
    2.) Gary Merrill (Sgt. Pewcroft)
    3.) Joan Greenwood (Lady Mary)
    4.) Michael Callan (Herbert Brown)
    5.) Beth Rogan (Elena)
    6.) Herbert Lom (Capt. Nemo)

    Jules Verne had both 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea and Journey To The Center Of The Earth turned into film that another one is adapted as well. Mysterious Island is the one; it's an exciting lost world tale brought to an uncharted land where the unusual things happen. The action sequences here are good, and so do the old-school special effects (SFX) that are of Harryhausen quality and looked real to me. As for the acting, they are great even with two stars with the same initials (MC) starring in the film together. With these elements Mysterious Island is a great film that will make you fly to the end of the Earth to an adventure unparalleled in motion picture excitement.
  • geelw
    May 1, 2009
    geelw
    Ray Harryhausen's amazing stop-motion along with Bernard Herrmann's fantastic score make this a great popcorn film for all ages. Don't go in expecting historical or scientific accuracy, folks - just sit back and enjoy the ride from start to finish. A true fantasy classic.
  • wilmothoudini
    March 21, 2009
    wilmothoudini
    (Spoilers!) Starting in a Confederate prison camp and moving to an island with, among other over-sized beasts, a giant chicken. Luckily Captain Nemo shows up to sort things out. I can't rate this as a great movie, but it is fun as one of the more outrageous entries in this genre.
  • axelbirgir1
    January 12, 2009
    axelbirgir1
    A forgotten gem that has some of Ray Harryhousen´s best stop motion effects to date. Not a single dull moment for me.
  • twraiderfan
    October 6, 2008
    twraiderfan
    Never get tired watching this movie.
  • machinemolle
    June 20, 2008
    machinemolle
    Good fun. A longtime guilty pleasure.

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