One of disneys finest liveaction adventures, 20,000 leagues under the sea brings jules vernes classic scifi tale to vivid life, and features an awesome giant squid. Wavering between genius and madness, nemo has launched a. Adaptations of twenty thousand leagues under the sea. Their dangerous expedition leads them in the path of the dangerous captain nemo james mason and his ship nautilus. The comic is an adaptation of the jules verne novel vingt mille lieues sous les mers twenty thousand leagues under the sea 1870. Climb aboard the nautilus and into a strange undersea world of spellbinding adventure with shipwrecked survivors who have been taken captive by the mysterious captain nemo. Make sure this fits by entering your model number marvel classics comics from bronze age published 1976 20,000 leagues under the sea adapted from novel by jules verne. A mysterious beast is attacking ships the world over. Disneys first live action feature sticks closely to jules vernes 1869 book. This movie is likely the most famous of numerous films based upon this book. Twenty thousand leagues under the sea, script by jules verne novel and paul newman movie adaptation, art by frank thorne. Review 20,000 leagues under the sea bluray authority. More 1shots the 20,000 leagues under the sea comic book is based on the 1954 adventure film starring kirk douglas as ned land, james mason as captain nemo, paul lukas as professor.
The jules verne story of adventure under the sea was walt disneys magnificent debut into liveaction films. In 1864, when this book came out, no underwater trip had been done, reported, jules verne therefore allows to imagine from scientific basis for certain facts pressure, temperature. Three unlikely companions board a warship in search of the beast, only to find out the hard way it is an engine of destruction. A classic story that influenced many comic book creators and fans. Classics illustrated 047 20,000 leagues under the sea. Grab your life vests, shmooperstheres a monster out there. 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. The title page includes the credit a vincent fago production. It was also the first featurelength disney film to be distributed by buena vista. 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.
Gcd issue walt disneys 20,000 leagues under the sea. Adaptation of disney movie, which was originally released on dec. This book written by jules verne was a fascinating way to learn about the under water submarines. As disney has done some restoration work, this treatment is excellent and while this movie is almost fifty years old, you couldnt tell from this presentation. It was the first science fiction movie produced by walt disney productions and the first and only film that was personally produced by walt. A ship sent to investigate sinking ships encounters the advanced submarine, the nautilus, commanded by. Always nice to see disneys jules vernes 20,000 leagues under the sea, with james mason, kirk douglas, peter lorre and paul lukas. This 1954 disney version of jules vernes 20,000 leagues under the sea represented the studios costliest and most elaborate americanfilmed effort to date. Rent 20,000 leagues under the sea 1954 on dvd and blu. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comic con new york comic con sundance film festival toronto int. The mightiest motion picture of them all a ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the nautilus. Rent 20,000 leagues under the sea 1954 starring kirk douglas and james mason on dvd and bluray. Twenty thousand leagues under the sea by jules verne part one chapter i a shifting reef the year 1866 was signalised by a remarkable incident, a mysterious.
Inside front cover, introductory page with four movie stills and text. 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. He first conceived of adapting the jules verne novel in the 1940s, naturally thinking of making an animated feature of the story. Issue also has a text biography of verne and text stories on dog heroes, american indians, and pioneers of science. The 1916 silent version of jules vernes 20,000 leagues under the sea was sold on the basis of its advanced underwater photography, the handiwork of the legendary williamson brothers. The trio is captured by the vessels commander, captain nemo, and accompany him on a journey of adventure and discovery as the nautilus and her occupants travel some 20,000 leagues under the sea.
Comic book adaptation of the classic jules verne story about captain nemo and the undersea vessel, the nautilus. The films storyline combines elements from both 20,000 leagues and another verne novel, mysterious island. Kirk douglas, peter lorre, and paul lukas played the hapless trio of seamen who, while attempting to investigate a string of. The famous oceanographer, pierre aronnax, thinks that the beast is a gargantuan narwhale. Captain nemo james mason leads his crew as the dreaded giant squid, harpoon man and ned land kirk douglas trying to escape his cell in, surely one of the best remembered spectacles of the era, in disneys 20,000 leagues under the sea, 1954.
Twenty thousand leagues under the sea audiobook chapter 9. Twenty thousand leagues under the sea is a marine adventure book, which can be qualified even fiction novel. Some old stereotypes come through in scenes where island natives are portrayed as primitive and brutal. This is how disney sunk david finchers 20,000 leagues. Bryan singer heading 20,000 leagues under the sea for next project his next project, as you can see, is an adaptation of the classic jules verne novel, twenty thousand leagues under. Twenty thousand leagues under the sea audiobook chapter 9 with subtitles in english by jules verne. For the overall character design for this version of 20,000 leagues under the sea i pursued a very comic book supermarionation look of the old thunderbirds puppets, simply because i thought they were always cool and lend that aesthetic well to this novel.
Captain nemo captain nemoalso known as prince dakkar, is one of the best known. Legendas 20,000 leagues under the sea open subtitles. With kirk douglas, james mason, paul lukas, peter lorre. Walt disneys 20,000 leagues under the sea, 20,000 milja pod morem, 20000 leagues under the sea, jules vernes 20,000 leagues under the sea, jules vernes 20000 leagues under the sea. Adaptation of disney movie, originally released on dec. There is some light grain in a few scenes, but thats natural and it never lessens the visual experience. The indicia lists the title as marvel classics comics series featuring. The swashbuckler genre bumped into science fiction in 1954 for one of hollywoods great entertainments, 20,000 leagues under the sea. The film 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. A ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the nautilus, commanded by captain nemo.
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