| Description |
2 videodiscs (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound, THX certified, Region 1 encoding. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas, Peter Lorre, Robert J. Wilke, Ted de Corsia, J.M. Kerrigan. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Franz Planer ; art director, John Meehan ; editor, Elmo Williams ; costume designer, Norman Martien. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1954. |
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Based on the novel "Vignt Mille lieues sous les mers" by Jules Verne. |
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Special features: all-new audio commentaries with director Richard Fleischer and classic film historian and author, Rudy Behlmer; original 1954 theatrical radio spots; Peter Lorre's ADR tracks - a glimpse into the process of dialogue replacement before final edit; 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 Humboltsquid: real sea monster!"; "Touring the Nautilius"; "Monsters of the deep"; "Nemo's death" script excerpt; "The musical legacy of Paul Smith"; "Lost treasure: the sunset squid sequence"; "Grand Canyonscope"; theatrical trailer; storyboard-to-scene comparison & unused animation. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: G. |
| Note |
MPAA rating: G. |
| Summary |
A trouble-shooting 19th century seaman is trying to discover why so many whaling ships have been disappearing of late. Teaming with a scientist and a diver, they set sail to investigate. They are promptly captured by the megalomaniac Captain Nemo, who skippers a lavish, scientifically advanced submarine. |
| Awards |
Academy Awards, USA, 1955: Oscar - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color (John Meehan, Emile Kuri); Best Effects, Special Effects. |
| Subject |
Sailors -- Juvenile fiction -- Videodiscs.
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Whaling ships -- Juvenile fiction -- Videodiscs.
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Submarines (Ships) -- Juvenile fiction -- Videodiscs.
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| Local Subject |
DVDS, JUVENILE.
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ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS, 1955.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Science fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Disney, Walt, 1901-1966.
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Felton, Earl.
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Fleischer, Richard.
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Douglas, Kirk, 1916-
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Mason, James, 1909-1984.
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Lukas, Paul, 1894-1971.
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Lorre, Peter.
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Wilke, Robert J., 1914-1989.
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De Corsia, Ted.
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Kerrigan, J. M. (Joseph M.), 1884-1964.
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Planer, Franz E., 1894-1963.
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Meehan, John, 1902-1963.
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Williams, Elmo, 1913-
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Martien, Norman.
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Verne, Jules, 1828-1905.
Vingt mille lieues sous les mers.
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Walt Disney Pictures.
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Walt Disney Home Entertainment (Firm)
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Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| Other Title |
Twenty thousand leagues under the sea |
| Note |
Title on container: Walt Disney presents 20,000 leagues under the sea |
| ISBN |
0788838083 |
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9780788838088 |
| Standard No. |
786936192476 |
| Music No. |
27327 Walt Disney Home Entertainment |
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