
Mysterious Island (1961)
6.5|19 Dec, 1961|101 min
A world beyond imagination! Adventure beyond belief!
6.5|19 Dec, 1961|101 min
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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. Sequel to '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' .
Language
Budget$2,000,000
Revenue --
English
Budget$2,000,000
Revenue --
Keywords
exotic island
based on novel or book
submarine
escape
war correspondent
jules verne
cave
hot air balloon
beehive
giant insect
romance
giant bird
stranded
marooned
pirate
struggle for survival
giant animal
confederate soldier
escaped prisoner
cooperation
american civil war
noblewoman
prison break
captain nemo
giant crab
volcanic island
ammonite
food supply
union soldiers
anti-war activist
atomic power
Casts

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
Harry Monty
Pirate (uncredited)
Crews

Crane Wilbur
Screenplay
Daniel B. Ullman
Screenplay
John Prebble
Screenplay
Wilkie Cooper
Director of Photography

Jules Verne
Novel

Charles H. Schneer
Producer

Cy Endfield
Director
Frederick Wilson
Editor

Bernard Herrmann
Original Music Composer
William C. Andrews
Art Direction

Ray Harryhausen
Visual Effects
Jack Mills
Camera Operator
Marjorie Lavelly
Continuity
John Cox
Sound Supervisor
Bob Gill
Title Designer
Egil S. Woxholt
Underwater Camera

Bernard Herrmann
Conductor
Peter Handford
Sound Recordist
René Dupont
Assistant Director
Raymond Anzarut
Production Supervisor
Bob Jones
Sound Recordist
Robert Sterne
Production Manager
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