20,000 Leagues Under the Sea [2 Discs]

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea [2 Discs]

Director: Richard Fleischer Cast: Paul J. Smith
Paul J. Smith
, James Mason
James Mason
, Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas
, Paul Lukas
Paul Lukas
Richard Fleischer
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea [2 Discs]

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea [2 Discs]

Director: Richard Fleischer Cast: Paul J. Smith
Paul J. Smith
, James Mason
James Mason
, Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas
, Paul Lukas
Paul Lukas
Richard Fleischer

DVD (Wide Screen / Thx)

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Overview

"This 1954 Disney version of Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea represented the studio's costliest and most elaborate American-filmed effort to date. Kirk Douglas plays a trouble-shooting 19th century seaman, trying to discover why so many whaling ships have been disappearing of late. Teaming with scientist Paul Lukas and diver Peter Lorre, Douglas sets sail to investigate--and is promptly captured by the megalomaniac Captain Nemo (James Mason), who skippers a lavish, scientifically advanced submarine. The film's special effects, including a giant squid, were impressive enough in 1954 to win an Academy Award."

Product Details

Release Date: 05/20/2003
UPC: 0786936192476
Original Release: 1954
Rating: G
Source: Walt Disney Video
Region Code: 1
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, THX-Supervised Mastering]
Language: English
Time: 2:07:00
Sales rank: 2,821

Special Features

Closed Caption;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; The Making of "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" featurette; Jules Verne & Walt Disney - Explorers of the Imagination behind-the-scenes featurette; The Humboldt Squid: A Real Sea Monster!; The Musical Legacy of Paul Smith; Touring the "Nautilus"; Lost Treasure: The Sunset Squid Sequence; Disney Studio Album; Monsters of the Deep; Script Excerpt: Nemo's Death; Production gallery; Trims; Movie merchandise; Themed cartoon (theatrical animated short "Grand Canyonscope," which was presented as part of the theatrical release); Theatrical trailer; Storyboard-to-scene comparison; Unused animation; Original theatrical aspect ratio (2.55:1) - enhanced for 16x9 televisions; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound; THX-certified

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
James Mason Captain Nemo
Kirk Douglas Nautilus
Paul Lukas Prof. Pierre Aronnax
Peter Lorre Conseil
Robert J. Wilke First Mate,1st Mate of 'Nautilus'
Carleton Young Howard
Ted de Corsia Capt. Farragut
Percy Helton Diver
Ted Cooper Mate of 'Abraham Lincoln'
Eddie Marr Shipping Agent
Fred Graham Casey Moore
Esmeralda Conseil
J.M. Kerrigan Billy
Harry Harvey Shipping Clerk
Herb Vigran Reporter

Technical Credits
Richard Fleischer Director
Earl Felton Screenwriter
Walt Disney Producer
John Hench Special Effects
Joshua Meador Special Effects
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