Mysterious Island (1961) | |
| Director(s) | Cy Endfield |
| Producer(s) | Charles H. Schneer |
| Top Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Film Adaptation |
| Top Topics | Civil War, Monster |
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Mysterious Island (1961) was a Adventure - Family Film directed by Cy Endfield and produced by Charles H. Schneer.
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Mysterious Island ( 1961 )
By The Metzinger Sisters on Mar 14, 2021 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversA world beyond imagination! Adventure beyond belief! A band of Union Army prisoners, a Confederate soldier, and a journalist escape in a hot air balloon during the Civil War and are carried off by a storm to an uncharted island populated with giant creatures. This same storm blows in two ladies who ... Read full article
Mysterious Island
By Barry P. on Mar 26, 2020 From Cinematic Catharsis(1961) Directed by Cy Endfield; Written by John Prebble, Daniel B. Ullman and Crane Wilbur; Based on the novel by Jules Verne; Starring: Michael Craig, Joan Greenwood, Michael Callan, Gary Merrill, Beth Rogan and Herbert Lom Available on Blu-ray and DVD Rating: ***½ “The original s... Read full article
Mysterious Island (1961)
By Beatrice on Jul 2, 2017 From Flickers in TimeMysterious Island Directed by Cy Endfield Written by John Prebble, Daniel Ullman and Craig Wilbur from a novel by Jules Verne 1961/UK/USA Ameran Films First viewing/Netflix rental Jules Verne adaptations were a continuing trend during the late fifties and early sixties. This one throws in anoth... Read full article
Mysterious Island (1961)
By Christy Putnam on Apr 9, 2016 From Christy PutnamMysterious Island (1961) reverberates in some ways with Disney influences from Swiss Family Robinson, future references in popular television programs, and the frightful, but ever-mesmerizing special effects of stop-motion animation hero Ray Harryhausen. . When I was 9 or 10 years old, I wasn?t ... Read full article
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Captain Cyrus Harding: Because all of us here are still at war, and I just happen to be the ranking officer.
Captain Nemo: What I did was in the name of peace. Your war, like all wars, glories in devastation and death.
Captain Cyrus Harding: Well, my war will set men free.
[after the men finish eating the giant crab]
Gideon Spilitt: That's the best crab I ever cooked.
Captain Cyrus Harding: We'd be more impressed, Mr. Spilitt, if you'd put it in the pot by yourself.
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Facts about
Ray Harryhausen has related the story of watching a cut of the film with composer Bernard Herrmann. In a sequence involving a giant bird, Herrmann told Harryhausen that he was going to score it with "Turkey in the Straw" (he was only kidding).
The opening scenes at the Confederate prison camp were shot in England and the exteriors were shot at Shepperton Square.
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