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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

- The First Submarine Photoplay Ever Filmed

Captain Nemo has built a fantastic submarine for his mission of revenge. He has traveled over 20,000 leagues in search of Charles Denver - a man who caused the death of Princess Daaker. Seeing what he had done, Denver took the daughter to his yacht and sailed away.

Release Date : 1916-12-24

Language :No Language

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : The Universal Film Mfg. Co.

Production Country : BahamasUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Captain Nemo, also known as Prince Daaker

Original Name : Allen Holubar

Gender : Male

Character Name : A child of nature/Princess Daaker

Original Name : Jane Gail

Gender : Female

Character Name : Cyrus Harding

Original Name : Howard Crampton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lieutenant Bond

Original Name : Matt Moore

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charles Denver

Original Name : William Welsh

Gender : Male

Character Name : Major Cameron

Original Name : Joseph W. Girard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ned Land

Original Name : Curtis Benton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Aronnax's daughter

Original Name : Edna Pendleton

Gender : Female

Character Name : Professor Aronnax

Original Name : Dan Hanlon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Neb

Original Name : Leviticus Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pencroft

Original Name : Wallace Clarke

Gender : Male

Character Name : Herbert Brown

Original Name : Martin Murphy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Prince Daaker's daughter, as a child

Original Name : Lois Alexander

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Ole Jansen

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-06

Based on Jules Verne's story of revenge, this is actually quite an impressive production that tries pretty hard to deliver a reasonably plausible production of this tale of "Nemo" (Allen Holubar). He has built this magnificent undersea vessel so he can avenge the death of his beloved Princess "Daaker" at the hands of "Denver" (William Welch). Meantime, acclaimed French scientist "Aronnax" (Dan Hanlon) and his daughter (Edna Pendleton) have embarked upon a ship that is sunk by "Nemo" and both of them, as well as harpoonist "Ned Land" (Curtis Benton) are taken on board. Initially as prisoners, but once the captain discovers the credentials of "Aronnax" that regime is relaxed. How long can this man continue to raid the shipping lanes before the military might - and a bit of a fifth column - track him down? To get any joy from this, you have to remember not just how embryonic cinema was then, but underwater photography (and action imagery, at that) too. Certainly, the cast are really nothing to write home about and much of the start has more to do with the author's "Mysterious Island", but it is still a groundbreaking piece of cinema that though frequently rather slow and stodgy, is still worth watch.