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The Mysterious Island. (1929 film) The Mysterious Island is a 1929 American sound part-talkie science fiction film directed by Lucien Hubbard, based on Jules Verne 's 1874 novel L'Île mystérieuse ( The Mysterious Island ). The film was photographed largely in two-color Technicolor. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking ...
The Mysterious Island: Directed by Lucien Hubbard, Benjamin Christensen, Maurice Tourneur. With Lionel Barrymore, Jacqueline Gadsdon, Lloyd Hughes, Montagu Love. 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.
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Benjamin Christensen. Director. 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 ...
Welcome to my site focusing on the 1929 MGM production of The Mysterious Island. I have been researching this film on and off for over a decade, studying archive scripts, memos, treatments, and other resources to create a semi-accurate timeline for the production of this film.
The Mysterious Island has been popular with filmmakers over the years, with further adaptations released in 1941 (a Soviet version), 1951 (serial), 1961 (with special effects by Ray Harryhausen), 1963 (French TV movie), 1972 (French miniseries also condensed into a 1973 movie), 1975 (Australian TV animation), 1995 (Canadian TV series) and 2001 ...
Though essentially a silent film, Mysterious Island includes several well-integrated sound sequences; its highlight was a Technicolor submarine ride. The 1961 version of Mysterious Island has absolutely nothing to do with the 1929 version beyond its claim (again) to be based on the Verne original.
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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 daughter 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 ...
