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Mysterious Island

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Mysterious Island
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NR,1hr 40min
Genres:
Action,Sci-Fi
Release:
1961
Director:
Cy Raker Endfield
Distributor:
Columbia TriStar
Starring:
Michael Craig, Joan Greenwood, Michael Callan  ...more
Synopsis: Filmed at least nine times over the last nine decades, Jules Verne's Mysterious Island received its most popular picturization in the hands of producer Charles Schneer, director Cy Endfield and special-effects maestro Ray Harryhausen. During the Civil War, several P.O.W.s led by Gary Merrill escape from a southern stockade in a huge observation balloon. Buffeted about by a violent storm, the balloon lands on an unchartered island somewhere near New Zealand. The fugitives soon discover that this is ... Full Synopsis
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Craig Butler, AMG Review
The cinematic equivalent of a good old British "ripping yarn," Mysterious Island takes a great deal of liberties with the Jules Verne story upon which it is based. The result is not vintage Verne, but it's a fun-filled Saturday afternoon-type adventure film that young boys (of all ages) will enjoy. The plot doesn't make a lot of sense, but it's not really supposed to; all it needs to do is provide ... Full Review
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Michael Craig
Capt. Cyrus Harding
Joan Greenwood
Lady Mary Fairchild, Mary Fairchild
Michael Callan
Herbert Brown
Gary Merrill
Gideon Spillet
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