| Other author/creator | Fleischer, Richard director. |
| Other author/creator | Felton, Earl, screenwriter. |
| Other author/creator | Douglas, Kirk, 1916-2020 actor. |
| Other author/creator | Mason, James, 1909-1984 actor. |
| Other author/creator | Lukas, Paul, 1894-1971 actor. |
| Other author/creator | Lorre, Peter actor. |
| Other author/creator | Wilke, Robert J., 1914-1989 actor. |
| Other author/creator | De Corsia, Ted actor. |
| Other author/creator | Kerrigan, J. M. (Joseph M.), 1884-1964 actor. |
| Other author/creator | Planer, Franz E., 1894-1963 director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | Williams, Elmo, 1913-2015 editor of moving image work. |
| Other author/creator | Smith, Paul J. (Paul Joseph), 1906-1985, composer (expression) |
| Other author/creator | Meehan, John, 1902-1963. |
| Other author/creator | Martien, Norman. |
| Other author/creator | Verne, Jules, 1828-1905. Vingt mille lieues sous les mers. |
| Other author/creator | Walt Disney Pictures. |
| Other author/creator | Walt Disney Home Entertainment (Firm) |
| Other author/creator | Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm) |
| Uniform title | 20,000 leagues under the sea (Motion picture : 1954) |
| Portion of title |
20,000 leagues under the sea |
| Variant title |
Twenty thousand leagues under the sea |
| Variant title |
Title on container: Walt Disney presents 20,000 leagues under the sea |
| Contents |
Special features: Widescreen enhanced for 16x9 televisions -- Audio commentaries with director Richard Fleischer and classic film historian/author Rudy Behlmer -- Radio spots for 1954 feature -- Peter Lorre's ADR tracks -- Captain Nemo's organ music -- The making of 20,000 leagues under the sea featurette -- Jules Verne & Walt disney (explorers of the imagination behind-the-scenes featurette) -- The Humbolt squid: A real sea monster -- The musical legacy of Paul Smith -- Touring The Nautilus -- Lost treasure: The sunset squid sequence -- Disney Studio album -- Production gallery -- Monsters of the deep -- Trims -- Script excerpt: Nemo's death -- Movie Merchandise -- Themed cartoon (theatrical animated short "Grand Canyonscope") -- Theatrical trailer -- Storyboard-to-scene comparison -- Unused animation -- Language: English Dolby digital 5.1 surround -- Subtitles: English. |
| Abstract |
A trouble-shooting 19th century seaman is trying to discover why so many whaling ships have been disappearing of late. Teaming with a scientist and a diver, they set sail to investigate. They are promptly captured by the megalomaniacal Captain Nemo, who skippers a lavish, scientifically advanced submarine. |
| General note | Based on the novel: Vingt mille lieues sous les mers / by Jules Verne. |
| General note | Originally released as a motion picture in 1954. |
| General note | Special features: all-new audio commentaries with director Richard Fleischer and classic film historian and author, Rudy Behlmer; original 1954 theatrical radio spots; Peter Lorre's ADR tracks, a glimpse into the process of dialogue replacement before final edit; Captain Nemo's organ music; "The making of 20,000 leagues under the sea" featurette; "Jules Verne & Walt Disney, explorers of the imagination" behind-the-scenes featurette; "The Humboltsquid: real sea monster!"; "Touring the Nautilius"; "Monsters of the deep"; "Nemo's death" script excerpt; "The musical legacy of Paul Smith"; "Lost treasure: the sunset squid sequence"; "Grand Canyonscope"; theatrical trailer; storyboard-to-scene comparison & unused animation. |
| Credits | Director of photography, Franz Planer ; art director, John Meehan ; editor, Elmo Williams ; costume designer, Norman Martien ; music, Paul Smith. |
| Cast |
Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas, Peter Lorre, Robert J. Wilke, Ted de Corsia, J.M. Kerrigan. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: G. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Language | In English with optional English captions for the hearing impaired; closed-captioned in English. |
| Awards note | Academy Awards, USA, 1955: Oscar-Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color (John Meehan, Emile Kuri); Best Effects, Special Effects. |
| Genre/form | Science fiction films. |
| Genre/form | Film adaptations. |
| Genre/form | Fiction films. |
| Genre/form | Feature films. |
| Genre/form | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| ISBN | 0788838083 |
| ISBN | 9780788838088 |
| UPC |
786936192476 |
| Publisher number | 27327 Walt Disney Home Entertainment |
