Mysterious Island (Widescreen)

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Jules Verne's classic adventure is perfectly matched with Ray Harryhausen's timeless movie magic in Mysterious Island. Based on Verne's sequel to 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, this rousing Civil War-era fantasy begins when a band of Union war prisoners (and one Confederate straggler) escape in a hot-air balloon, which crash-lands on the titular island of mystery. The action may be too intense for younger viewers, but Endfield's pacing and Harryhausen's stop-motion mastery make Mysterious Island a wondrous precursor to Harryhausen's follow-up classic, Jason and the Argonauts. --Jeff Shannon Captain Nemo (Herbert Lom, ably filling James Mason's shoes) is a third-act hero, pursuing an ill-fated dream to save humanity from hunger and war. Verne's novel doesn't include any gigantic creatures, but Harryhausen's version--under the capable direction of genre specialist Cy Endfield--features giant oysters, bees, a prehistoric Phororhacos (a giant chickenlike bird!), an undersea cephalopod, a giant crab, and enough danger to keep its resourceful ensemble on constant alert.

Product Info

Actor: Michael Craig, Joan Greenwood, Michael Callan, Gary Merrill, Herbert Lom
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: SONY PICTURES HOME ENT
Creator: Richard Schickel, Anna Sofroniou, Crane Wilbur, Daniel B. Ullman, John Prebble, Jules Verne
Director: Cy Endfield, Richard Schickel
EAN: 9780767882897
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Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 076788289X
Label: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPN: COLD07894D
Number Of Discs: 1
Original Release Date: 1961-01
Package Quantity: 1
Part Number: COLD07894D
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Product Group: DVD
Product Type Name: ABIS_DVD
Publisher: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Region Code: 99
Release Date: 2002-10-29
Running Time: 100
SKU: 7-Med-0526
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 1961-01
Title: Mysterious Island (Widescreen)
UPC: 043396078949
UPC List: UPCListElement: 043396078949
ASIN: B00006JDRG
Sales Rank: 5514