Movie
Mysterious Island
Overview
During the US Civil War, Union POWs escape in a balloon and end up stranded on a South Pacific island, inhabited by giant plants and animals. They must use their ingenuity to survive the dangers, and to devise a way to return home. Sequel to '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' .
Details
- Release date
- 1961-12-19
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Science Fiction
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Ameran Films, Columbia Pictures
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Michael Craig as Capt. Cyrus Harding
- Joan Greenwood as Lady Mary Fairchild
- Michael Callan as Herbert Brown
- Gary Merrill as Gideon Spilitt
- Herbert Lom as Captain Nemo
- Beth Rogan as Elena Fairchild
- Percy Herbert as Sgt. Pencroft
- Dan Jackson as Cpl. Neb Nugent
- Harry Monty as Pirate (uncredited)
Crew
- Cy Endfield - Director
- Crane Wilbur - Screenplay
- John Prebble - Screenplay
- Daniel B. Ullman - Screenplay
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