Other Titles • 20000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) • Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea • 20.000 Meilen unter dem Meer (1956) • 20000 Meilen unter dem Meer (1956)
Release Date: Mar 1, 2004 Region: 1 Runtime: 127 mins Studio: Disney / Buena Vista Audio:
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
Video:
Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Subtitles: [None] Packaging: Custom Case Rating: G Features:
THX-CertifiedExclusive Audio Presentation: All-New Audio Commentaries With Director Richard Fleischer and Classic Film Historian/Author Rudy Behlmer Radio Spots (Original Radio Spots From 1954 Feature) Peter Lorre's ADR Tracks (Gives the Listener A Glimpse Into the Process of Dialogue Replacement For the Scenes Before They Were Trimmed and Edited Into the Feature Film) Captain Nemo's Organ Music
Archival Video Footage: The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Featurette Jules Verne & Walt Disney-Explorers of the Imagination Behind-the-Scenes Featurette The Humbolt Squid: A Real Sea Monster! The Musical Legacy of Paul Smith Touring The Nautilus Lost Treasure: The Sunset Squid Sequence Disney Studio Album Production Gallery Trims Monsters of the Deep Script Excerpt: Nemo's Death movie Merchandise Themed Cartoon (Theatrical Animated Short Grand Canyonscope, Which was Presented as Part of the Theatrical Release) Theatrical Trailer
Plus: Storyboard-To-Scene Comparison Unused Animation Original 1954 Theatrical Radio Spots Peter Lorre's ADR Tracks Captain Nemo's Organ Music "The Making Of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea" Featurette Storyboard-To-Scene Comparison THX-Certified
The swashbuckler genre bumped into science fiction in 1954 for one of Hollywood's great entertainments, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. The Jules Verne story of adventure under the sea was Walt Disney's magnificent debut into live-action films. A professor (Paul Lukas) seeks the truth about a legendary sea monster in the years just after the Civil War. When his ship is sunk, he, his aide (Peter Lorre), and a harpoon master (Kirk Douglas) survive to discover that the monster is actually a metal submarine run by Captain Nemo (James Mason). Along with the rollicking adventure, it's fun to see the future technology that Verne dreamed up in his novel, including diving equipment and sea farming.
The film's physical prowess is anchored by the Nautilus, an impressive full-scale gothic submarine complete with red carpet and pipe organ. In the era of big sets, 20,000 Leagues set a precedent for films shot on the water and deservedly won Oscars for art direction and special effects. Lost in the inventiveness of the film and great set pieces including a giant squid attack are two great performances. Mason is the perfect Nemo, taut and private, clothed in dark fabric that counters the Technicolor dreamboat that is the beaming red-and-white-stripe-shirted Kirk Douglas as the heroic Ned Land. The film works as peerless family adventure nearly half a century later. --Doug Thomas
The swashbuckler genre bumped into science fiction in 1954 for one of Hollywood's great entertainments. The Jules Verne story of adventure under the sea was Walt Disney's magnificent debut into live-action films. A professor (Paul Lukas) seeks the truth about a legendary sea monster in the years just after the Civil War. When his ship is sunk, he, his aide (Peter Lorre), and a harpoon master (Kirk Douglas) survive to discover that the monster is actually a metal submarine run by Captain Nemo (James Mason). Along with the rollicking adventure, it's fun to see the future technology that Verne dreamed up in his novel, including diving equipment and sea farming. The film's physical prowess is anchored by the Nautilus, an impressive full-scale gothic submarine complete with red carpet and pipe organ. In the era of big sets, 20,000 Leagues set a precedent for films shot on the water and deservedly won Oscars for art direction and special effects. Lost in the inventiveness of the film and great set pieces including a giant squid attack are two great performances. Mason is the perfect Nemo, taut and private, clothed in dark fabric that counters the Technicolor dreamboat that is the beaming red-and-white-stripe-shirted Kirk Douglas as the heroic Ned Land. The film works as peerless family adventure nearly half a century later. --Doug Thomas
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