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The Mysterious Island

The Mysterious Island

19735.51h 36m

Overview

1865, The American Civil War: Five POW manage to escape by balloon from Fort Richmond. Caught in a storm and with the balloon damaged they find themselves 'shipwrecked' on a volcanic desert island somewhere in the Pacific. Just before crash landing their leader, the brilliant engineer Cyrus Smith falls to his apparent death in the raging waters, but later turns up completely unharmed and with no memory of how he was saved. His fellow castaways are: the famous journalist Gedeon Spilett, the salty sailor Bonaventure Pencroff, the orphaned boy Harbert Brown and the black servant of Smith, Nab. The dog Top also joined them in the escape.

Directed by Juan Antonio Bardem
Written by Juan Antonio Bardem, Jacques Champeaux, Henri Colpi
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Top Cast

Omar Sharif

Omar Sharif

Captain Nemo

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Ambroise Mbia

Neb

Jess Hahn

Jess Hahn

Bonaventure Pencroft

Philippe Nicaud

Philippe Nicaud

Gideon Spilett

Gérard Tichy

Gérard Tichy

Cyrus Smith

Gabriele Tinti

Gabriele Tinti

Ayrton

R

Rafael Bardem Jr.

Herbert Brown

Mariano Vidal Molina

Mariano Vidal Molina

Bob Harvey

Rik Battaglia

Rik Battaglia

Finch

Luis Induni

Luis Induni

Pirate

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About The Mysterious Island

The Mysterious Island is a science fiction, adventure film released in 1973 exploring themes of based on novel or book, jules verne, captain nemo. Directed by Juan Antonio Bardem, it stars Omar Sharif, Ambroise Mbia, Jess Hahn. 1865, The American Civil War: Five POW manage to escape by balloon from Fort Richmond. Caught in a storm and with the balloon damaged they find themselves 'shipwrecked' on a volcanic desert island somewhere in the Pacific. Just before crash landing their leader, the brilliant engineer Cyrus Smith falls to his apparent death in the raging waters, but later turns up completely unharmed and with no memory of how he was saved. His fellow castaways are: the famous journalist Gedeon Spilett, the salty sailor Bonaventure Pencroff, the orphaned boy Harbert Brown and the black servant of Smith, Nab. The dog Top also joined them in the escape.

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