The Mysterious Island (1929)
1h 35m
Running Time
October 5, 1929Release Date
The Mysterious Island (1929)
1h 35m
Running Time
October 5, 1929Release Date
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Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Lionel Barrymore
Count Andre Dakkar
Jacqueline Gadsden
Countess Sonia Dakkar
Lloyd Hughes
Nikolai Roget
Montagu Love
Baron Falon
Snitz Edwards
Anton
Lucien Hubbard
Director
Benjamin Christensen
Director
Gibson Gowland
Dmitry
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 5, 1929
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 35m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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Wiki.
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 sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The sound was recorded via the Western Electric sound-on-film process. The film was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.