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Mysterious Island (1961)

Mysterious Island (1961)

Science Fiction Adventure

A world beyond imagination! Adventure beyond belief!

Release Date: 1961, December 19
Directors: Cy Endfield
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Production: Ameran Films, Ameran Films, Columbia Pictures, Columbia Pictures
Cast: Herbert Lom, Harry Monty, Percy Herbert, Dan Jackson, Gary Merrill, Michael Craig, Joan Greenwood, Michael Callan, Beth Rogan

Overview:

During the US Civil War, Union POWs escape in a balloon and end up stranded on a South Pacific island, inhabited by giant plants and animals. They must use their ingenuity to survive the dangers, and to devise a way to return home. Sequel to '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' .

Keywords:

based on novel or book struggle for survival submarine escape cave pirate romance stranded hot air balloon exotic island american civil war noblewoman escaped prisoner giant animal giant insect war correspondent giant crab beehive prison break marooned confederate soldier captain nemo giant bird jules verne cooperation volcanic island anti-war activist atomic power ammonite food supply union soldiers superdynamation