The Mysterious Island
1929
Actually filmed at the bottom of the ocean off the Bahamas, imperiled by hurricane and storm.
Directed by Benjamin Christensen, Lucien Hubbard, Maurice Tourneur
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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.
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- Directors
- Benjamin Christensen, Lucien Hubbard, Maurice Tourneur
- Written by
- Lucien Hubbard
- Produced by
- J. Ernest Williamson
- Cinematographer
- Percy Hilburn
- Editor
- Carl Pierson
- Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Origin country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Language
- en
- Rating
- NR
- TMDB
- 5.5/10 (20 votes)
- IMDb
- 6.2/10 (925 votes)
Cast
Lionel Barrymore
Andre Dakkar
Jacqueline Gadsden
Sonia Dakkar
Lloyd Hughes
Nikolai Roget
Montagu Love
Mikhail
Snitz Edwards
Anton
Gibson Gowland
Dmitry
Dolores Brinkman
Teresa
Karl Dane
(uncredited)
Pauline Starke
(uncredited)
Carl Roup
Underwater Creature (uncredited)
Angelo Rossitto
Underwater Creature
Crew
Benjamin Christensen
Director
Lucien Hubbard
Director
Maurice Tourneur
Director
Jules Verne
Book
J. Ernest Williamson
Producer
Arthur Lange
Music
Martin Broones
Music
Paul Lamkoff
Music
William Axt
Music
Percy Hilburn
Director of Photography
Carl Pierson
Editor
