Overview

Production co: Walt Disney Productions

►127 min □ 23 December 1954 (USA)

Library synopsis: [En] This is one of Disney’s best action films. James Mason gives a wonderfully measured performance as the cultured yet fanatical Nemo who uses his ’submersible’, the Nautilus, to sink the warships of all nations in a frenzied attempt to end warfare on Earth, giving the film a topical edge which climazes in the mushroom cloud that hangs over Nemo’s island base when it is deastroyed in the finale.  Written by Phil Hardy

Director: Richard Fleischer

Cult stars: Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas, Peter Lorre

Cult relevance index: ₪ 7.6/ 10

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Related videos

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Essential inner links and references

Dell Movie Classic [USA / 1956 - Nr. 614] (cm)  | Amarcord [Italy / A. 2 - Nr. 5 - November-December 1996] (mg)  |  Amarcord [Italy / A. 2 - Nr. 6 - January-February 1997] (mg)  |  The Aurum Film Encyclopedia – Science Fiction [UK / 1995] (bk)  |  Mad Doctors, Monsters and Mummies [UK / 1991] (bk)  |  L’Ecran Fantastique [France / Nr. 12 - 1980] (mg)  |  L’Ecran Fantastique [France / Nr. 4 - 1978] (mg)  |  L’Ecran Fantastique [France / Nr. 5 - 1978] (mg)  |  L’Ecran Fantastique [France / Nr. 7 - 1978] (mg)  |  L’Ecran Fantastique [France / Nr. 8 - 1979] (mg)  | L ’Ecran Fantastique [France / Nr. 9 - 1979] (mg)  |  Monster Memories [USA / Nr. 1 - January 1993] (mg)  |  Mad Movies [France / Nr. 12 - March 1976] (fz)

Peter Lorre

L’Ecran Fantastique [France / Nr. 2 - 1977] (mg)  |  Midi – Minuit Fantastique [France / Nr. 9 - July 1964] (mg)

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Gallery and video classification

Basic Card

Genre	Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Director	Richard Fleischer
Writers	Earl Felton, Jules Verne
Producer	Walt Disney
Cast	Carleton Young, Dayton Lummis, Eddie Marr, Fred Graham, Gloria Pall, Harper Goff, Harry Harvey, Herb Vigran, J.M. Kerrigan, Jack Gargan, Jack Pennick, Jack Stoney, James Mason, John Daheim, Kirk Douglas, Laurie Mitchell, Paul Lukas, Percy Helton, Peter Lorre, Ray Linn Jr., Robert J. Wilke, Ron Nyman, S. Tarnell, T. Monaghan, Ted Cooper, Ted de Corsia
Country	USA
Language	English
Release date	USA 23 December 1954 | Brazil 27 December 1954 | Argentina 6 January 1955 | Italy 12 September 1955 | Sweden 16 September 1955 | France 1 July 1955 (Paris) | Denmark 1 October 1955 | Norway 6 October 1955 | Belgium 7 October 1955 | France 7 October 1955 | Finland 21 October 1955 | Hong Kong 24 November 1955 | Japan 18 December 1955 | Australia 22 December 1955 | West Germany 20 January 1956 | Austria 27 January 1956 | Turkey October 1956 | USA 1963 (re-release) | East Germany 7 January 1966 | USA 1971 (re-release) | Japan 3 November 1973 (re-release) | France 20 October 1976 (re-release) | Finland 22 October 1976 (re-release) | Australia 21 August 1981 (re-release)
Also known as	20000 Leagues Under the Sea USA (original title) | 20.000 leguas de viaje submarino Argentina / Peru / Spain | 20.000 Meilen unter dem Meer Austria / West Germany | 20.000 lieues sous les mers Belgium (French title) / France | En världsomsegling under havet Finland (Swedish title) / Sweden | Jules Verne's 20000 Leagues Under the Sea UK (complete title) / USA (complete title) | 20 000 mil podmorskiej zeglugi Poland | 20 hiliades levges ypo tin thalassan Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title) | 20,000 Milja pod morem Yugoslavia (informal literal title) (Serbian title) | 20.000 Léguas Submarinas Brazil | 20.000 levges kato apo ti thalassa Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title) | 20.000 llegües de viatge submarí Spain (Catalan title) | 20.000 mijlen onder de zee Belgium (Flemish title) | 20000 Meilen unter dem Meer West Germany | 20000 leghe sotto i mari Italy | Denizler altinda 20.000 fersah Turkey (Turkish title) | En verdensomseiling under havet Norway | En verdensomsejling under havet Denmark | Némó kapitány Hungary | Sukelluslaivalla maapallon ympäri Finland | Twintigduizend mijlen onder de zee Belgium (Flemish title) | Vingt mille lieues sous la mer France | Vingt-mille lieues sous les mers Belgium (French title) | Vinte Mil Léguas Submarinas Portugal | Walt Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea USA (poster title)
Filming locations	20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA (backlot studio water tank) | Corona, California, USA | Jamaica | Lyford Cay, New Providence Island, Bahamas | Nassau, New Providence Island, Bahamas | New Providence Island, Bahamas | Red Rock Canyon State Park - Highway 14, Cantil, California, USA | South Ocean, New Providence Island, Bahamas (underwater scenes) | Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA (studio) | Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, California, USA
Box office/business	Spain - Gross: € 170.080,27 (recalculed) | Admissions: 1.663.371 || Budget: $5,000,000 (estimated) | Rentals: $11,000,000 (USA), $8,000,000 (USA) (initial release) | Filming Dates: 11 January 1954 - 19 June 1954 | Copyright Holder: Copyright MCMLIV Walt Disney Productions. All Rights Reserved
Production company	Walt Disney Productions
Distribution company	Buena Vista Film Distribution Company (1954) (USA) (theatrical) (as Buena Vista Film Distribution Co. Inc.) | Dear (Italy) (theatrical) | Suomi-Filmi (1955) (Finland) (theatrical)| Buena Vista Film Distribution Company (1963) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release) | Buena Vista Pictures (1955) (France) (theatrical) | Daiei Motion Picture Company (1955) (Japan) (theatrical) | Kinosto (1976) (Finland) (theatrical) | Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS) | Arcade Movie Company (2000) (Netherlands) (VHS) | Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE) (2003) (USA) (DVD) | Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2003) (Canada) (DVD) | Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD) | National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1976) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere) TV3 (1991) (Finland) (TV) | Walt Disney Home Video (1993) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) | Walt Disney Home Video (1997) (USA) (VHS) (pan/scan)
Runtime	127 min | Spain: 122 min | France: 124 min
Technical specifications	Sound Mix: 4-Track Stereo (RCA Sound Recording) | Color: Color (Technicolor) | Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1 | Laboratory: Technicolor | Film negative format (mm/video inches): 35 mm (anamorphic) | Cinematographic process: CinemaScope (uncredited) | Printed film format: 35 mm ("flat" version), 35 mm (anamorphic version)