Director Richard Fleischer's superb, Technicolor fantasy presents Kirk Douglas as an American sailor in the 19th century, swept into a strange adventure when his ship is capsized by a submarine, invented and piloted by Captain Nemo (James Mason), a maniacal genius with a dystopian and vengeful worldview. Summoning courage and ingenuity, Douglas meets with spectacular dangers in his quest to neutralize danger and return home.
DCP, color, 127 min. Walt Disney Productions. DIR: Richard Fleischer. SCR: Earl Felton. CAST: Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas, Peter Lorre.
