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The Mysterious Island (1929)

The Mysterious Island (1929)

Action Science Fiction Drama Adventure Fantasy Horror

Actually filmed at the bottom of the ocean off the Bahamas, imperiled by hurricane and storm.

Release Date: 1929, October 5
Directors: Benjamin Christensen, Maurice Tourneur, Lucien Hubbard
Countries: United States of America
Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast: Angelo Rossitto, Lionel Barrymore, Gibson Gowland, Montagu Love, Carl Roup, Karl Dane, Pauline Starke, Lloyd Hughes, Snitz Edwards, Dolores Brinkman, Jacqueline Gadsden

Overview:

On a volcanic island near the Kingdom of Hetvia rules Count Dakkar, a benevolent leader and scientist who has eliminated class distinction among the island's inhabitants. Dakkar, his sister Sonia and her fiance, engineer Nicolai Roget have designed a submarine which Roget pilots on its initial voyage just before the island is overrun by Baron Falon, despotic ruler of Hetvia. Falon sets out after Roget in a second submarine and the two craft, diving to the ocean's floor, discover a strange land populated by dragons, giant squid and an eerie undiscovered humanoid race.

Keywords:

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