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The captain introduces himself as Nemo , master of the Nautilus. He returns Ned and Conseil to the deck, while offering Aronnax, whom he recognizes for his work and research, the chance to stay. When Nemo determines that Aronnax would die with his companions, he allows Ned and Conseil to board the submarine. Nemo takes Aronnax to the penal colony island of Rura Penthe. Nemo reveals he was once a prisoner there, as were many of his crew.

The prisoners are loading a munitions ship. The Nautilus rams the ship, destroying its cargo and killing the crew. An anguished Nemo tells Arronax that his actions have saved thousands from death in war; he also discloses that this "hated nation" tortured his wife and son to death while attempting to force him to reveal the secrets of his work.

Ned discovers the coordinates of Nemo's secret island base, Vulcania , and releases messages in bottles, hoping somebody will find them and free him from captivity. Off the coast of New Guinea, the Nautilus becomes stranded on a reef. Ned is surprised when Nemo allows him to go ashore with Conseil, ostensibly to collect specimens. Ned goes off alone to explore avenues of escape. While kneeling at a pool to drink, he sees a number of human skulls on stakes.

Realizing his danger, Ned runs for his life and rejoins Conseil as they are chased back to the Nautilus by cannibals. Despite remaining aground, Nemo is unconcerned and the cannibals are repelled from the ship by electrical charges circulated on its hull. Nemo is furious with Ned for not following his orders, and confines him to the submarine's brig.

A warship approaches, firing upon the submarine. It descends into the depths, where it attracts the attentions of a giant squid. The electric charge fails to repel it, so Nemo and his men surface to dislodge the beast. He is caught in one of the its tentacles. Ned, having escaped from captivity during the struggle, jumps to Nemo's rescue, saving his life. As a result, he has a change of heart; he claims now to want to make peace with the outer world.

As the Nautilus nears Vulcania, Nemo finds it surrounded by warships whose marines are converging on his hideout. As Nemo goes ashore, Ned attempts to identify himself as the author of the bottled messages. Aronnax realizes this and becomes furious, recognizing that Nemo will destroy all evidence of his discoveries.

Nemo plants a bomb in his hideout, but is mortally wounded from a slug to the back while returning to the Nautilus. After haphazardly navigating the submarine away from Vulcania, Nemo announces he will be "taking the Nautilus down for the last time". Nemo's crew declare they will accompany their captain in death. Aronnax, Conseil, and Ned are confined to their cabins. The Nautilus' s crew also retreat to their cabins at Nemo's instructions.

Ned breaks loose and manages to surface the Nautilus , hitting a reef in the process and causing the ship to begin flooding. Nemo staggers to a viewing window and watches his beloved ocean as he dies.

Aronnax tries to retrieve his journal, which contains an account of the voyage, but the urgency of their escape obliges Ned to knock him unconscious and carry him out. The companions witness Vulcania destroyed in an explosion, while Ned apologizes to Aronnax for hitting him.

As the Nautilus disappears beneath the waves, Nemo's last words to Aronnax echo: "There is hope for the future. And when the world is ready for a new and better life, all this will someday come to pass, in God's good time.

After making four live-action movies in Great Britain at a relatively low cost, and to avoid paying heavy fees on the profits that his animated features have earned in that country, Walt Disney had proven to audiences that he wasn't just an animation producer. With some credibility under his belt, he decided to put a lot of money into a big-budget production. While lecturing in the United States, he is asked by the U. He is thirty years old. He follows Aronnax on all of his voyages and never offers counsel.

He is knowledgeable of science, yet has little practice. He never complains. He is revered as the king of harpooners. He is forty years old, large, quiet, and angry when contradicted. Captain Nemo The commander of the Nautilus. He is a mysterious man. He is often moved to tears, yet easily angered.

Trivia The undersea footage was shot in the Bahamas in the same location that was used for the silent 20, Leagues Under the Sea Goofs When the natives are coming down the stairs of the Nautilus, the lead native is wearing a wedding band. Quotes Captain Nemo : I am not what is called a civilized man, Professor. All cuts were waived in when the film was re-rated with a 'U' certificate for home video. User reviews Review. Top review. Very impressive. This is not my absolute favourite of the live action Disney movies but I am still very fond of it.

The pacing can be sluggish on occasions, but compensates hugely are the acting, special effects and the way the story is told. The special effects even after all these years are still highly impressive, and the locations are beautiful.

The score is rousing too, and the story is superbly told complete with some clever dialogue. The direction is adept, and the acting is excellent. James Mason plays the cantankerous captain with a certain grit and presence that makes him so compelling to watch, while Kirk Douglas is his usual likable self.

All in all, not a favourite but a very impressive film. TheLittleSongbird Nov 10, FAQ 3. Is this the best adaptation on film of a story by Jules Verne? Details Edit. Release date July 20, United States. The Nautilus leaves the site of the battle and starts heading north toward the Arctic seas.

Finally, there is land in sight, and the three companions again prepare for escape. Whereas earlier Dr. Aronnax was slightly reluctant to leave the Nautilus and the sights and beauty of the world under the sea, now he is ready to go; his esteem for the captain is completely gone. A day of waiting ensues. When the time finally comes, Dr. Aronnax encounters a problem: Captain Nemo has left his room and is playing the organ in the salon, which Dr.

Aronnax must cross in order to get to the dinghy. He carefully tiptoes through the room and manages to get to the other side without the captain noticing him. The three men make it into the dinghy and close the door behind them. However, just as Ned, Conseil and Dr. Aronnax are loosening the bolts which fix them to the Nautilus , the submarine gets sucked into a maelstrom — dangerous waters just off the coast off Norway that form a powerful whirlpool from which no ship has ever escaped.

The Nautilus and the still attached dinghy start to go around in an ever faster spiral. Suddenly, the bolts break apart and the little vessel is flung into the center of the whirlpool. Aronnax hits his head and is knocked unconscious. Miraculously, they all survive, and, when he awakes again, he is in the hut of a fisherman on the Loffoden Isles, together with his two companions.

He has no memory of how they escaped the maelstrom. Aronnax finishes his tale with good wishes for Captain Nemo, hoping that he, too, managed to escape and may continue his life in the oceans and that he will eventually stop hating humankind. Up until the mystery of the sea monster is lifted, mounting tension characterizes the narrative. After Dr. Aronnax and his companions board the Nautilus , shorter episodes of action and adventure take place, following the conventions typical of an adventure story.

Unexpected events, explorations, situations of danger and rescue occur. The story is told solely through Dr. The story line is interspersed with long and detailed scientific observations of the underwater world and the creatures living in it, as well as the technology that powers the submarine.

While these lengthy and almost academic passages may put off some readers, the overall story is riveting, full of tension and bound to draw in even the most reluctant reader. Jules Verne lived in an era of great technological progress and inventions, and most of the science and technology in his novel already existed in his lifetime, though possibly not quite in the advanced form that he described.

The first working submarine is mentioned around It was a leather-clad rowing boat, designed by the Dutch inventor Cornelius Drebbel. It had air tubes that transported fresh air into the boat when underwater. It was 20 feet [6. It had a rudder as well as an air-supply system and used a foldable sail to move when on the surface. Twenty Thousand Leagues also shows the influence the political climate had on Verne. Despite the fact that Verne had a clear idea of the story line and characters when he started writing Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, there exist two quite different manuscripts of the novel.

Verne finished the first one in and the second — which has become the definitive version — in There are marked differences between the two manuscripts, with characters changed and whole passages altered. It is believed that Verne introduced many of the changes based on suggestions or some might say interference from his publisher, Pierre-Jules Hetzel.

In , the deluxe illustrated edition was published, including more than illustrations. The first English translation appeared in However, the translator, Lewis Page Mercier , introduced many errors, sometimes changing the meaning of the original. He also cut the text by almost a quarter. Despite its faults, it remained the standard English translation for more than years. Verne was fascinated by the sea and spent a lot of time on boats, where he found inspiration for his novels. He bought himself a yacht and turned it into a floating office, which is where he wrote the first draft of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.

As a result, several Scottish landmarks found their way into the novel. For example, the underwater mountain that Captain Nemo and Dr. It was George Sand who planted the initial idea for the novel, suggesting to Verne that the sea was the one area where his scientific knowledge and imagination had yet been put to use. Both critics and the public agreed that this was the best work Verne had ever written.

The first edition sold out within a week. However, his works deeply influenced popular literature and film. Twenty Thousand Leagues has had several screen adaptations and has also been turned into an animated picture. Probably best-known is the Disney Studios version from , a live-action Technicolor film with James Mason and Kirk Douglas as the main characters. However, most film adaptations diverged from the book in that they decided to give Captain Nemo a defined nationality — either as a European or Indian — as well as a backstory that would explain his hatred of humanity.

He was the eldest of five children, having one brother and three sisters. However, there he became involved in artistic circles and wrote several plays and short stories. In , he married Honorine Morel, a widow with two daughters.

This new responsibility required him to take on a regular profession, and he started work as a stockbroker. He continued to write and also traveled extensively. A journey to Scotland in in particular affected him deeply and influenced much of his writing. Verne was fascinated by technology and inventions and used much of the material that he gathered on his journeys in his writing.