5.3
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1961
“A world beyond imagination! Adventure beyond belief!”
Mysterious Island (1961)
December 19, 19611h 41mEN
6.6
204 votes
Overview
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 to devise a way to return home. Sequel to '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' .
Director
Cy EndfieldWriters
Where to Watch
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$2.0M
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Ameran FilmsColumbia Pictures
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John Chard
7.0What I did was in the name of peace. Your war, like all wars, glories in devastation and death. Mysterious Island is a loose adaptation of Jules Verne's novel of the same name. It's out of Columbia Pictures and was filmed at Shepperton Studios in England with exteriors on the coast of Spain. Directed by Cy Endfield, with Ray Harryhausen working his stop motion genius for the creatures, it stars Michael Craig, Joan Greenwood, Michael Callan, Gary Merrill, Herbert Lom, Beth Rogan, Percy Herbert & Dan Jackson. Bernard Herrmann provides the score. The plot sees three Union soldiers escaping…
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