20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954 film)
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| Directed by | Richard Fleischer |
| Produced by | Walt Disney (uncredited) |
| Screenplay by | Earl Felton |
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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne |
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| Music by | Paul Smith |
| Cinematography | Franz Planer |
| Edited by | Elmo Williams |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution |
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127 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5 million |
| Box office | $28.2 million |
| 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Soundtrack) | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
| Released | January 29, 2008 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 1:18:23 |
| Label | Walt Disney |
| Producer | Randy Thorton |
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is a 1954 American Technicolor adventure film and the first science fiction film shot in CinemaScope. The film was personally produced by Walt Disney through Walt Disney Productions, directed by Richard Fleischer, and stars Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas and Peter Lorre. It was also the first feature-length Disney film to be distributed by Buena Vista Distribution. The film is adapted from Jules Verne's 19th-century novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. It is considered an early precursor of the steampunk genre.
In 1868, rumors of a sea monster attacking ships in the Pacific Ocean have created apprehension and fear among sailors, disrupting shipping lanes. The U.S. government invites Professor Pierre M. Aronnax (Paul Lukas) and his assistant, Conseil (Peter Lorre), to join an expedition to prove or disprove the monster's existence. On board the frigate with them is the cocky master harpooner Ned Land (Kirk Douglas)
After months of searching, the "monster" is spotted. After the warship fires its heavy cannons, the monster turns and attacks the frigate, crippling it. Ned and Aronnax are thrown overboard, as is a lifeboat, and Conseil jumps in after Aronnax to save him. Now helpless, the frigate drifts silently and no one aboard answers when the overboard passengers cry out for help. The three drift in the ocean, eventually coming upon a strange-looking metal vessel. They realize the "monster" is actually a man-made "submerging boat" that appears deserted. Inside, they find a large viewing port amidships and watch a strange underwater funeral procession.
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