20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1954 · Movie · G · 127 min · ★ 7.1 · 87% critics
After a string of mysterious ship sinkings, an expedition sets out to find the supposed sea monster behind the attacks. The search leads to an astonishing undersea vessel and its driven commander, pulling the survivors into a tense journey of discovery, captivity, and hard choices beneath the waves.
Based on Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Also known as Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea · 20000 Leagues Under the Sea · Walt Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
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Details
- Years
- 1954
- Release date
- 1954-12-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- G
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 87/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (982 votes)
- Box office
- $28,200,000
- Budget
- $4,300,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a classic, family-friendly adventure with imaginative undersea exploration, big set pieces, and a moody moral edge; Not for you if you dislike slower pacing or tight, submarine-bound settings like Journey to the Center of the Earth.
Pros: timeless adventure energy; impressive underwater sequences; memorable submarine design | Cons: slow stretches; some violence and smoking; uneven humor
Themes
- ship
- diving
- submarine
- ocean
- atlantis
- deep sea
- war ship
- diving suit
- jules verne
- harpoon
- scuba diving
- steampunk
- +8 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Special Effects · 1955
- Academy Award — Best Art Direction, Color · 1955
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1955 · nominated
Cast & crew
Kirk Douglas
as Ned Land
James Mason
as Captain Nemo
Paul Lukas
as Prof. Pierre Arronax
Peter Lorre
as Conseil
Robert J. Wilke
as First Mate of the Nautilus
Ted de Corsia
as Capt. Farragut
Carleton Young
as John Howard
J.M. Kerrigan
as Billy
Percy Helton
as Coach Driver
Gloria Pall
as Blonde Girlfriend (uncredited)
Directed by Richard Fleischer