Mysterious Island (UK: Jules Verne's Mysterious Island) is a 1961 science fiction adventure film about civil war prisoners who escape in a balloon and then find themselves stranded on a remote island that's populated by giant mutated animals. Based very loosely upon the 1874 novel The Mysterious Island (L'Île mystérieuse) by Jules Verne (which was the sequel to two other novels by Jules Verne, 1867's In Search of the Castaways and 1870's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea), the film was produced by Charles H. Schneer and directed by Cy Endfield. Shot in Spain and at Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, England, the film serves as a showcase for Ray Harryhausen's stop-motion animation effects. Like several of Harryhausen's classic productions, the musical score was composed by Bernard Herrmann.
Mysterious Island (1961)
Directed by Cy Endfield
Genres - Action-Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction |
Sub-Genres - Monster Film |
Release Date - Dec 19, 1961 |
Run Time - 101 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Budget
$2,000,000
Tags
American Civil War, Beehive, Captain Nemo, Cave, Confederate Soldier, Escape, Film Based On A Novel, Giant Animal, Giant Bird, Giant Crab, Giant Insect, Hot Air Balloon, Jules Gabriel Verne, Pirate, Submarine, Volcanic Island, War Correspondent
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Based On: The Mysterious Island
Narrative Location: Pacific Ocean
Subject: Civil War, monster movies, sea piracy
Narrative Location: Pacific Ocean
Subject: Civil War, monster movies, sea piracy
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A Ilha Misteriosa
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Den hemlighetsfulla ön
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Den hemmelighedsfulde ø
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Den hemmelighetsfulle øy
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Esrarengiz ada
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Het geheimzinnig eiland
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I mystiriodis nisos
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Ilha Misteriosa
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Insula Misterioasa
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L'île mystérieuse
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Mysterious Island
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Salaperäinen saari
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SF巨大生物の島
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Tajemnicza wyspa
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Η Μυστηριώδης νήσος
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神秘島
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