Pendant la guerre civile, un groupe de soldats de l'Union et deux confédérés s'échappent à l'aide d'une montgolfière et se retrouvent sur une étrange île du Pacifique.Pendant la guerre civile, un groupe de soldats de l'Union et deux confédérés s'échappent à l'aide d'une montgolfière et se retrouvent sur une étrange île du Pacifique.Pendant la guerre civile, un groupe de soldats de l'Union et deux confédérés s'échappent à l'aide d'une montgolfière et se retrouvent sur une étrange île du Pacifique.
- Réalisation
- Scénario
- Casting principal
Avis à la une
Filmed at a brisk pace, the story never lets up, keeping the viewer captivated until the thrilling conclusion.
Each scene is gripping and doesn't really slow down for me until the introduction of Capain Nemo. I wish the film had taken a different direction at that point, but I realize that it was a necessary part of the story to include him.
If only the contestants on "Survivor" had it so good! With the boiled crab, fresh oysters and BBQ chicken, who needs take-out? And the girl's outfit is just as skimpy; several years ahead of Raquel Welch in "One Million Years BC." This movie is everything that "The First Men in the Moon" is not. It has mood and atmosphere that is lacking in the fore-mentioned movie. I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. It succeeds on the strength of its story and is only enhanced by the wonderful Harryhausen creations, wisely spaced evenly throughout the movie.
I only offer one word of advice: climbing to the rim of an active volcano is never a good idea. But, what the heck, the climb was worth the goat's milk!
The rest of the movie is pretty good, too. The special effects are wonderfully fun. The only really annoying thing is the stupidity of the characters. Case in point: after encountering a giant crab and a giant chicken, a guy and the girl (still looking great in that dress!) wander into a cave, and see giant honeycomb. "Hmm, interesting," they say. Then they hear this buzzing sound, and wonder what it is. "What's that buzzing noise?? It's getting closer..." I don't believe it is humanly possible to be that stupid. It's GIANT BEES, you idiots! Get out of there! Oops, too late. Now a colossal bee is cornering you. Didn't see that one coming, huh?
Worth watching for the FX and the dress.
8/10 stars.
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesProducer Charles H. Schneer claimed that he chose this story after reading an article stating that Jules Verne's "Mysterious Island" was the most-looked-at book at public libraries.
- GaffesElena's slippers come and go when she is on land and in the water. One scene when escaping from the Nautilus, she clearly has the slippers on as she prepares to go in the water, the next cutaway has her in the water doing the breast stroke barefoot and no slippers in sight. Then she has the slippers when she is back on land.
- Citations
[last lines]
Captain Cyrus Harding: We deeply regretted we could not save the life of the man who had saved ours. A man who dedicated himself to ending strife among men. And when we returned to civilization, we all pledged ourselves to working for a peaceful and bountiful world, as Captain Nemo would have it.
- Crédits fousOpening credits prologue: THE SIEGE OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 1865
- ConnexionsEdited from Le Sang de la terre (1948)
- Bandes originalesToccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565
(uncredited)
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
[Played on organ by Captain Nemo]
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Détails
Box-office
- Budget
- 2 000 000 $US (estimé)
- Durée
- 1h 41min(101 min)
- Rapport de forme
- 1.66 : 1(original & intended ratio, European theatrical ratio)