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' .
Directed by Cy Endfield
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
superdynamation
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Letterboxd
3.3 / 5
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Cast
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
Crew
Cy Endfield
Director
Crane Wilbur
Screenplay
Bernard Herrmann
Original Music Composer
Charles H. Schneer
Producer
Jules Verne
Novel
Ray Harryhausen
Visual Effects
Bernard Herrmann
Conductor
Popular Reviews
13 reviews
Tess
7.0★ · 04/26/26
Amelia Earhart probably, + 1/2 stars for worlds largest crab boil
Amelia Earhart probably, + 1/2 stars for worlds largest crab boil