20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
A daring naval expedition sets out to uncover mysterious oceanic wrecks, only to confront the enigmatic Captain Nemo and his unstoppable submarine, forcing them to survive a deadly battle beneath the waves.
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Synopsis
A ship dispatched to investigate a series of unexplained sinkings comes across the advanced submarine Nautilus, which is commanded by Captain Nemo.
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Principal cast & crew: 32
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Elmo WilliamsShot by Franz PlanerScored by Paul J Smith
Box Office
1954 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 5.6× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$28.2M
Also known as
- 20.000 Meilen unter dem Meerde
- Zwanzigtausend Meilen unter dem Meerde
- Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Seaen
- Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Seaen
- Veinte mil leguas de viaje submarinoes
- Vingt mille lieues sous les mersfr
- 20.000 leghe sotto i mariit
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Cast & Crew
32 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Kirk Douglas
as Ned Land
James Mason
as Captain Nemo
Paul Lukas
as Prof. Pierre Aronnax
Peter Lorre
as Conseil
Robert J Wilke
as First Mate of the Nautilus
J M Kerrigan
as Old Billy
Percy Helton
as Coach Driver
Ted Cooper
as Mate on 'Lincoln'
Ted De Corsia
as Capt. Farragut
Carleton Young
as John Howard
Gloria Pall
as Blonde Girlfriend (uncredited)
Ron Nyman
as Sailor (uncredited)
Supporting cast
14Fred Graham
as Casey Moore (uncredited)
Harry Harvey
as Ticket Agent (uncredited)
Charles Grodin
as Drummer Boy (uncredited)
Harper Goff
as Minister in San Francisco Steam Packet office (uncredited)
Eddie Marr
as Shipping Agent (uncredited)
John Daheim
as Nautilus Seaman (uncredited)
Jack Stoney
as Police Detective (uncredited)
Laurie Mitchell
as One of Ned's Girlfriends
Jack Gargan
as Reporter from The Post (uncredited)
Dayton Lummis
as Reporter from The Bulletin (uncredited)
Jack Pennick
as Cannon Mate Carson (uncredited)
Herb Vigran
as Reporter for the Globe (uncredited)
Kirk Douglas Nm0000018
as Ned Land
James Mason Nm0000051
as Captain Nemo
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