20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
Original title: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
“The mightiest motion picture of them all!”
1954 · 2 h 7 min
Richard FleischerCast
Kirk Douglas 
James Mason 
Paul Lukas 
Peter Lorre 
Robert J. Wilke 
Ted de Corsia
Credits
Written by: Earl Felton
Plot
A professor and his companions are captured by Captain Nemo and his submarine Nautilus after a hunt for a sea monster.
Sinekatalog’s take
Disney's lavish Jules Verne adaptation has a great giant-squid fight and a fine James Mason as Nemo.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (39,915 votes)
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