Mysterious Island (1961)

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Directed by

Cy Endfield

Starring

Michael Craig
Capt. Cyrus Harding

Joan Greenwood
Lady Mary Fairchild

Michael Callan
Herbert Brown

Gary Merrill
Gideon Spilitt

Herbert Lom
Captain Nemo

Beth Rogan
Elena Fairchild

Percy Herbert
Sgt. Pencroft

Dan Jackson
Cpl. Neb Nugent

Written by

Crane Wilbur
(screenplay)

Jules Verne
(novel)

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Mysterious Island

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If you’re wondering why Ray Harryhausen was brought on a Jules Verne adaptation, look no further than two then-recent live-action adaptations from Disney. In 1954, they brought about 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, a still beloved piece of nostalgia that made piles of money and brought home two Oscars, and in 1960 they released Swiss Family Robinson, which also made piles upon piles of money. Colu... read more

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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.

Release date: 19 December 1961
UPC: 043396078949

Tags: Fantasy (4), Adventure (4), Pirate (4), 1961 (3), Sunken City (3), Castaway (3), Volcano (3), Escape (3), Adaptation (3), Sea Monster (2), Ray Harryhausen (2), Stock Footage (2), Tree Cutting (2), Giant Crab (2), Rifle (2), Island (2), 1960s (2), Ship Sinking (2), Hot Air Balloon (2), Underwater (2)

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Mysterious Island

“If you’re wondering why Ray Harryhausen was brought on a Jules Verne adaptation, look no further than two then-recent live-action adaptations from Disney. In 1954, they brought about 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, a still beloved piece of nostalgia that made piles of money and brought home two Oscars, and in 1960 they released Swiss Family Robinson, which also made piles upon piles of money. Columbia had the bright idea of taking a Jules Verne property, rushing it into production, and adding in Ray Harryhausen for good measure, despite the source material completely lacking in gigantic monsters. It’s a good thing they decided to enliven the proceedings with Harryhausen’s stop-motion creatures, because otherwise there’s very little going on here to keep your interest. This is o” read more