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A Balasaur Score of 71 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 82%. Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 73% of the 213 1960s adventure movies in this catalog. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
During the US Civil War, Union POWs escape in a balloon and end up stranded on a South Pacific island, inhabited by giant plants and animals. They must use their ingenuity to survive the dangers, and to devise a way to return home. Sequel to '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' .
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes82%
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
213 audience votes
Key crew
- Cy EndfieldDirector
- John PrebbleScreenplay
- Daniel B. UllmanScreenplay
- Crane WilburScreenplay
- Bernard HerrmannOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Michael CraigCapt. Cyrus Harding
- Joan GreenwoodLady Mary Fairchild
- Michael CallanHerbert Brown
- Gary MerrillGideon Spilitt
- Herbert LomCaptain Nemo
- Beth RoganElena Fairchild
- Percy HerbertSgt. Pencroft
- Dan JacksonCpl. Neb Nugent
- Harry MontyPirate (uncredited)
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Themes
exotic islandbased on novel or booksubmarineescapewar correspondentjules vernecavehot air balloonbeehivegiant insectromancegiant bird
The Best Movies of 1961
Mysterious Island is #38 of 49
