20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1982 • 127 minutes
4.5
33 reviews
90%
Tomatometer
Eligible
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About this movie

Climb aboard the Nautilus and into a strange undersea world of spellbinding adventure! Kirk Douglas, Paul Lukas, and Peter Lorre star as shipwrecked survivors taken captive by the mysterious Captain Nemo, brilliantly portrayed by James Mason. Wavering between genius and madness, Nemo has launched a deadly crusade across the seven seas. But can the captive crew expose his evil plan before he destroys the world? Disney's brilliant Academy Award®-winning (Best Art Direction and Best Special Effects) adaptation of Jules Verne's gripping tale makes 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA a truly mesmerizing masterpiece!

Ratings and reviews

4.5
33 reviews
Andrew Morris
September 22, 2014
This is the definitive adaptation of Jules Verne ' s classic novel. Sure, there is a lot missing from the book but they didn't make four hour movies back then! Speaking of back then, Google state that it was released in 1982 when in fact it was 1954! Lavish set pieces, a thrilling battle with a monsterous giant squid and amazing performances most notably from Kirk Douglas and James Mason make this, in my opinion Disney's greatest movie!
Tom Ellison
August 26, 2013
£8 to buy a film that's over 30 years old! You bunch of comedians!!!
Chris Bishop
December 18, 2014
A classic,I saw this when I was about 5 years old,it left an impression on me that has never left:-)