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82-601: Rura Penthe is the name of a fictional penal colony in the following works: A penal colony island in the 1954 Disney film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea A Klingon penal planetoid in the Star Trek universe, featured in: The 1991 feature film Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Two 2003 episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise "Judgment" (Star Trek: Enterprise) "Bounty" (Star Trek: Enterprise) , A deleted scene from

164-473: A 4K restoration was released on iTunes in 2014. In 2019, the film was released on Blu-ray via the Disney Movie Club. The film was made available to stream on Disney+ when the service launched on November 12, 2019. During its opening weekend, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea opened in second place at the box office behind There's No Business Like Show Business (1954). On its third weekend,

246-408: A penal colony island, where the prisoners are loading a munitions ship. Nemo, once a prisoner there as were many of his crew, rams the steamer, destroying it and its crew. Nemo tells Aronnax that he has just saved thousands from death in war, and that "this hated nation" tortured his wife and son to death while attempting to force him to reveal his discoveries. In Nemo's cabin, Ned and Conseil discover

328-575: A Dark Genius (2002), a fictional life of Captain Nemo. In the 2006 graphic novel Captain Nemo by Jason DeAngelis (Seven Seas, ISBN   978-1933164083 ), set in an alternate timeline where Napoleon was never defeated at Waterloo but went on to found a dynasty whose descendants have conquered most of the world, Captain Nemo was, according to the French authorities, "slain and his accursed Nautilus sunk" in 1873, and twenty years later his son (who bears

410-710: A Dark Genius , Thomas F. Monteleone 's The Secret Sea and Howard Rodman 's The Great Eastern . Nemo is Latin for 'no one' or 'nobody'. Nemo is itself the Latin translation of Ancient Greek Outis 'Nobody', the pseudonym adopted by the sea-faring hero Odysseus in Greek mythology to outwit the Cyclops Polyphemus . This appears to be the intended meaning, since in The Mysterious Island , when Cyrus Smith addresses him as Captain Nemo,

492-601: A Tale", written by Norman Gimbel and Al Hoffman and sung by Kirk Douglas, was also released in 1954 under the Decca Children's Series label. According to Douglas, the recording was "very popular at the time". The song "And the Moon Grew Brighter and Brighter", which Douglas had sung in the movie Man Without a Star (written by Lou Singer and Jimmy Kennedy ), was the B-side . Both songs can be found on

574-968: A cover address. The captain is consumed by a hunger for vengeance and hatred of imperialism ; Verne included references to anti-imperialist uprisings, including the Kościuszko Uprising and Indian Rebellion of 1857 , in the various backstories of Nemo. Nemo has appeared in various film adaptations of Verne's novels, where he has been portrayed by such celebrated actors as James Mason , Herbert Lom , Patrick Stewart , Naseeruddin Shah , Ben Cross , Omar Sharif and Michael Caine . He has also been appropriated by other authors for their own novels, including Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill 's The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen , Philip José Farmer 's The Other Log of Phileas Fogg , Kevin J. Anderson 's Captain Nemo: The Fantastic History of

656-523: A descendant of the original Captain Nemo, leading the crew of the spaceship Nautilus in a crusade to liberate Earth and other planets from the evil forces of Master Phantom. In the novel ... no one of Alberto Cavanna (original title ... nessuno , Mursia, Italy, 2020), Nemo is John Digby, an admiral of the Royal Navy, appointed captain of the Nautilus by the dying builder. Captain Nemo appears as

738-537: A new language that he and his crew use to communicate with each other. The captain has an exquisite taste in the fine arts, possessing many masterpieces of both painting and sculpture, from old masters to moderns. They are housed in the main lounge of the Nautilus along with Nemo's collection of pearls , corals , seashells, and other marine items, all gathered with his own hands. "No museum in Europe," Aronnax tells

820-706: A participant of the Polish January Uprising against the occupation of Poland by the Russian Empire , and it was planned that Nemo would sink Russian warships. However the publisher, Pierre-Jules Hetzel , strongly objected this for fear of losing Russian book market: the book would be banned by Russian censorship. In addition, Hetzel felt that the book would undermine French-Russian relations. Nemo claims to have no interest in terrestrial affairs but occasionally intervenes to aid people in distress, e.g., by giving salvaged treasure to participants in

902-504: A scientist named Nemo. Nemo creates an airship named the Nautilus within the game. He considers the engineer Impey Barbicane, a reference to another Jules Verne novel , his ultimate scientific rival. The Japanese mobile game Fate/Grand Order features a rider class servant named Captain Nemo. Nemo commands a magical submarine Nautilus through the Void Space. Kevin J. Anderson wrote Captain Nemo: The Fantastic History of

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984-445: A silhouette of the Nautilus in a rock wall and the tiki bar Trader Sam's Grog Grotto at Disney's Polynesian Village Resort serves a cocktail called the "Nautilus" which is itself served in a stylized drinking vessel resembling the submarine, and features a dive helmet and a mechanical squid tentacle that pours liquor behind the bar. On January 6, 2009, Variety reported that a live-action remake titled 20,000 Leagues Under

1066-496: A small unsinkable container: "The last one of us left on the Nautilus will throw that container into the sea, and it will drift wherever the waves take it." Subsequently, a rather different container does wash ashore in The Mysterious Island , bearing tools, firearms, navigational instruments, an atlas, books, blank paper, and even clothing. They are found in a crate lashed to empty barrels, its contents sealed in

1148-745: A studio-owned subsidiary in the UK, and other local distributors in international territories. On December 23, 1954, the film premiered at the Astor Theatre . It was released in 65 key cities across the United States two days later, on Christmas Day. The film was re-released in theaters in 1963 and 1971. In September 1980, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was made available for purchase or rental on videocassette , among other Disney films. In 1992, Scott MacQueen, then-senior manager of Disney's library restoration, did an extensive digital restoration for

1230-495: A submarine ride, complete with the giant squid attack, and an arrangement of the main theme from the 1954 film playing on Captain Nemo's organ in the background. For this ride, voice artist Peter Renaday stood in for James Mason in the role of Captain Nemo. In 1994, a walkthrough attraction at Disneyland Paris , named Les Mystères du Nautilus , opened, and a dark ride at Tokyo DisneySea was created in 2001. The exterior to The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure contains

1312-588: A tall, self-contained man with a straight nose, broad brow, and wide-set eyes—"certainly the most wonderful physical specimen I'd ever met up with." In The Mysterious Island , the captain is in his late sixties and sports a long white beard. He avoids dry land, except for desert islands and uninhabited regions such as Antarctica . In keeping with his contempt for surface civilization, he uses few commodities that aren't marine in origin, be they food, clothing, or even tobacco . As for his political views, he reveals an intense hatred of oppression, which he associates with

1394-478: A waterproof zinc envelope and showing careful preparation, and packing. Throughout the same book, Nemo repeatedly acts in this providential way, as when the sailor Pencroff pines for tobacco , then the young naturalist Harbert identifies some of the island's plant life. Captain Nemo's emblem, as reproduced on the flag he raised when claiming the South Pole , is a large golden N on a black field. The motto of

1476-682: A year at the General Service Studios . However, in December 1951, it was reported that Disney had purchased the film rights from Rogell. Goff's storyboards and art designs formed the film's basis, but he was not credited because he was not a member of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees . 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was filmed at various locations in The Bahamas and Jamaica , with

1558-631: Is "a more ornate vessel". The film's director and screenwriter extracted "the most memorable scenes from the novel and freely reordered them under the assumption that viewers would not remember the novel's order of events." Goff and Disney based the Nautilus's design in the film on the interior of the Forth Bridge . In the novel, Nemo orders parts from various industries, secretly shipping them to an island for assembly, whom Maertens labeled "a logistical genius at manipulating Industrial Age manufacturing". Rather than an authentic soundtrack recording of

1640-484: Is a man of immense courage, taking the lead in every emergency, from fighting sharks and squids to releasing the Nautilus from Antarctic ice—an ordeal that entailed reduced oxygen stores and consecutive eight-hour shifts. Aronnax also credits him with discovering Atlantis . An innovative engineer, Nemo both designed and manufactured the Nautilus , including her electric propulsion units and navigational systems. Utilizing them with extraordinary skill, he navigated some of

1722-451: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954 film) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is a 1954 American science fiction adventure film directed by Richard Fleischer , from a screenplay by Earl Felton . Adapted from Jules Verne 's 1870 novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas , the film

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1804-465: Is emphasized, yet his religious identity is left ambiguous between Hinduism and Sikhism . Journalist Shreya Ila Anasuya writes that Moore's Nemo is "nebulously portrayed as a Kali -worshipping man in a turban, never self-consciously Sikh ." The title of "Nemo" is also later inherited by Prince Dakkar's headstrong daughter, Janni Dakkar, for the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Nemo Trilogy . Nemo

1886-475: Is intimately acquainted with European culture, also that he's an accomplished performer on the organ . Nemo dies of unspecified natural causes on board the Nautilus , docked permanently inside Dakkar Grotto on Lincoln Island in the South Pacific . Cyrus Harding, leader of the castaways whom Nemo protected, administered the last rites, then submerged the Nautilus in the grotto's waters. Shortly after,

1968-410: Is shot and mortally wounded as he returns onboard. Navigating the submarine to a safe distance from Vulcania, Nemo announces that he will be "taking the Nautilus down for the last time". His crew declare that they will accompany their captain in death. Aronnax, Conseil, and Ned are confined to their cabins, while Nautilus 's crew retreat to their own at Nemo's instructions. Ned, refusing to be part of

2050-590: Is the official file manager for the Cinnamon desktop environment; the name plays off of the Nautilus file manager from which it was forked. A Polish singer – Bogdan Gajkowski – popular especially during the 1980s, started recording under the stage name "Kapitan Nemo". In 1990, the group Dive released their debut single " Captain Nemo ", based on Verne's character. This song was covered by Sarah Brightman on her 1993 album Dive . The Japanese otome visual novel Code: Realize- Guardian of Rebirth features

2132-704: The Cretan Revolt (1866–1869) against the island's Turkish rulers; by saving (both physically and financially) a Ceylonese or Tamil pearl diver from a shark attack; by rescuing the castaways in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas ; and by covertly protecting another set of castaways in The Mysterious Island . Like many actual Indian princes of the era, Nemo received a Western education, during which, as he states, he spent his youth touring and studying throughout Europe. In his first meeting with Professor Aronnax and his companions,

2214-403: The Nautilus was Mobilis in mobili , a Latin phrase which Aronnax translates as "Moving within a moving element". It also has been rendered as "Moving within motion" and "Changing with change" and "mobile/movable [person] in mobile/movable [thing, vehicle]" In early drafts of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas , Nemo appears as a Polish noble , a member of the szlachta bent on avenging

2296-408: The 2008 digital release of the film's soundtrack. In the film, Johann Sebastian Bach 's Toccata and Fugue in D minor is played by Nemo on the Nautilus's organ, but James Mason's playing is actually dubbed by an anonymous organist. On January 29, 2008, Walt Disney Records released a 26-track digital album containing the music of Paul Smith 's original soundtrack score to 20,000 Leagues Under

2378-506: The 2009 feature film Star Trek Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Rura Penthe . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rura_Penthe&oldid=1227110074 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Fictional prisons Hidden categories: Short description

2460-508: The Australian government would provide a one-off incentive of $ 20 million in order to secure the production. Despite this, the film was put on hold again the following month due to complications in casting a lead. On July 17, 2013, Fincher dropped out to direct the film adaptation of Gone Girl . Fincher revealed in an interview that he left the film because he wanted Channing Tatum for Ned Land, but Disney wanted Chris Hemsworth for

2542-627: The CinemaScope medium and Technicolor photography, he [Walt Disney] and his staff have fashioned a picture that is not only a masterpiece from the production point of view but also a great entertainment, the kind that should go over in a big way with all types of audiences." A review in the Chicago Tribune wrote, "Produced with care, in handsome color and peppered with humor, it's a nicely balanced dose of old supposition and modern fact." Contemporary film critic Steve Biodrowski said that

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2624-411: The Sea , plus both sides of the "A Whale of a Tale" single, as well as a digital booklet companion that explores the music of the film. This was the first official release of the film score and was initially available only through the iTunes Store . Intrada released the same soundtrack on CD in 2011. The music for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was composed by Paul Smith, with Joseph Dubin acting as

2706-490: The Sea: Captain Nemo was being planned with Joseph McGinty Nichol (professionally known as McG) attached to direct. The film served as an origin story for Captain Nemo, as he builds his warship, the Nautilus . McG had remarked that it would be "much more in keeping with the spirit of the novel" than Richard Fleischer's film, in which it would reveal "what Aronnax is up to and the becoming of Captain Nemo, and how

2788-541: The Seas after seeing some marine footage and storyboards created by Harper Goff during the production of the True-Life Adventures series. At the time, the film rights were owned by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and King Brothers Productions . In November 1950, film producer Sid Rogell announced he had acquired the screen rights to the novel, as well as a film adaptation prepared by Robert L. Lippert 's production company. He had planned to start filming within

2870-468: The Seas was first published in 1870 and reports the activities of the Nautilus over the years 1866 to 1868. The Mysterious Island was published in 1875 but is set in the years after the close of the American Civil War , i.e., 1865 to 1869. Described as an elderly man in his late sixties, Captain Nemo claims in its pages to have conducted his undersea travels some sixteen years earlier than

2952-510: The US and Canada at $ 6,607,000. Bosley Crowther of The New York Times stated that, "As fabulous and fantastic as anything he has ever done in cartoons is Walt Disney's 'live action' movie made from Jules Verne 's ' 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea .' Turned out in CinemaScope and color, it is as broad, fictitiously, as it is long (128 minutes), and should prove a sensation—at least with

3034-577: The best in the Verne original and new material to suit the screen form. It's a fine job of writing stimulating pic fare. Technical credits — underline the water photography — are excellent." Kate Cameron of the New York Daily News praised the film as a "thrilling and absorbing adaptation"; she further wrote: "Richard Fleischer handled the direction of the film with vivid imagination. The underwater scenes are fascinating in their eerie beauty and

3116-504: The books in the Nautilus 's vast library, regardless of their language. He demonstrates his linguistic ability in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea , when Arronax and two other character speak to him in French , English , German , and Latin and he understands all four languages. Other than this he also knows Indian languages Hindi , Kannada , Tamil , Telugu , and Malayalam , furthermore Greek among others. Nemo also invents

3198-423: The cannibals are repelled by electrical charges sent through its hull, and Nemo confines Ned for disobeying orders. A warship fires upon Nautilus , which descends into the depths, attracting a giant squid . After an electric charge fails to repel the creature, Nemo and his men surface during a storm to dislodge it. Nemo is caught by one of its long tentacles, and Ned, having escaped from captivity, fatally harpoons

3280-555: The captain, "has such a collection of exhibits." Yet, despite the opulence visible throughout the Nautilus , Nemo's stateroom was furnished with little more than a bed, a worktable, and the navigational instruments essential to the Nautilus . Even so, Captain Nemo claims to be extremely wealthy, boasting that "without the slightest trouble I could pay off the two-billion-dollar French national debt!" Nemo later tells Aronnax that he will enclose his scientific findings and autobiography in

3362-598: The cave scenes filmed beneath what is now the Xtabi Resort on the cliffs of Negril . Other scenes were photographed in Nassau , Lyford Cay , and Death Valley . Filming took place between January 11 and June 19, 1954. According to the two-disc DVD documentary, the scenes in San Francisco at the beginning were filmed at Universal Studios while most of the modeling shots were done at 20th Century Fox . Some of

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3444-592: The dates given in the prior novel. It is true that the first French hardcover issue of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas (an octavo edition published in 1871 by Pierre-Jules Hetzel ) contains minor errors that may have been perpetrated by its printers or even by Hetzel himself—who, at times, seems to have made edits without querying Verne. However the chronological discrepancies between this book and The Mysterious Island appear to have been present since its publication. They may have arisen from Hetzel's insistence that Verne drastically revise his original concept for

3526-442: The divers, Ned, Aronnax, and Conseil attempt to leave in the longboat, but they are captured. The vessel's captain introduces himself as Captain Nemo , master of the Nautilus . He returns Ned and Conseil to the deck while offering Aronnax, whose name he recognizes, the chance to stay. After Aronnax proves willing to die with his companions as the ship submerges, Nemo allows Ned and Conseil to remain aboard. Nemo takes Nautilus to

3608-519: The drama and to better hide the cables and other mechanical workings of the Animatronic squid. With a total (and deeply over-run) production cost of $ 9 million, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was the most expensive and ambitious production in Hollywood up to that time. The film was praised as faithfully adapting the novel. James W. Maertens writes that while this is true, "Close comparison of

3690-653: The fictitious Nautilus submarine, was not a member of the Art Directors Union. Therefore, under a bylaw within the Academy of Motion Pictures, he was unable to receive his Academy Award for Art Direction. Disneyland used the original sets as a walk-through attraction from 1955 to 1966. Walt Disney World Resort's Magic Kingdom also had a dark ride named 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Submarine Voyage from 1971 to 1994 which consisted of

3772-528: The fight with a giant squid, as well as Mason's definitive performance as the charismatic anti-hero Captain Nemo . The film won two Academy Awards for its art direction and special effects . In 1868, rumors spread of a sea monster attacking ships in the Pacific Ocean . Professor Aronnax and his assistant, Conseil, are asked to investigate, and board a U.S. Navy frigate . They are joined by master harpooner Ned Land. After months of patrolling,

3854-450: The film became the number-one box office film in the United States, displacing Vera Cruz (1954). It was dethroned by Vera Cruz on its fourth weekend, but the film reclaimed the number-one position on its fifth weekend. By January 1956, the film had earned $ 8 million in distributor rentals at the box office from the United States and Canada, becoming the third highest-grossing film of 1954 . (Another account put its initial rentals in

3936-399: The film does, and considerably sanitized the character by omitting any mention of him killing anyone. The albums also had Nemo surviving at the end and releasing Ned, Arronax, and Conseil out of gratitude for their saving his life. In this version, Ned, Aronnax and Conseil were not shipwrecked because the Nautilus rammed the ship they were on, but because a hurricane came up. The first album

4018-411: The film is "far superior to the majority of genre efforts from the period (or any period, for that matter), with production design and technical effects that have dated hardly at all." Biodrowski also added that the film "may occasionally succumb to some of the problems inherent in the source material (the episodic nature does slow the pace), but the strengths far outweigh the weaknesses, making this one of

4100-490: The film's score or dialogue, two vinyl studio cast record albums were released to coincide with the film's first two releases (1954 and 1963). Both albums contained condensed and heavily altered versions of the film's script without the usage of any of the film's cast for character voices. In addition, both albums were narrated by Ned Land as opposed to Aronnax, who narrated the film and the original novel. Neither album mentioned Nemo as actually being "cracked" (i.e. insane), as

4182-480: The film's videocassette release. On May 20, 2003, the film was released on a two-disc DVD set with supplemental features, including an audio commentary , deleted scenes (including the original squid fight albeit without sound), and an extensive making-of documentary. On the same day, the film was screened at the El Capitan Theatre , with Richard Fleischer introducing the film. A 1080p HD version from

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4264-472: The greatest science-fiction films ever made." On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , the film has an approval rating of 91% based on 32 reviews, with an average rating of 7.70/10. The website's critical consensus reads: "One of Disney's finest live-action adventures, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea brings Jules Verne's classic sci-fi tale to vivid life, and features an awesome giant squid." The film's primary art director Harper Goff , who designed

4346-577: The heart of the seas! Here alone do I find independence! Here I recognize no superiors! Here I'm free! Nemo is devoted to his crew and grieves deeply when members are killed after a mysterious collision with a surface vessel or during a giant squid attack in the Caribbean Sea . He is equally compassionate in his treatment of the castaways in The Mysterious Island , also retaining a deep attachment to his deceased wife and children. Despite these tragic losses, he rarely expresses his anger. Moreover, he

4428-628: The interesting glimpses they contain of marine life." Philip K. Scheuer, reviewing for the Los Angeles Times , wrote: "Technically the film is a marvel itself, with actual underwater shot made in the Bahamas alternating with surface scale models that defy detection as such." He also praised Mason's performance, claiming "he lends depth and dimension to the stock figure of the 'mad genius.' The proof: he sometimes seems more pitied than scorned." Harrison's Reports wrote: "Expertly utilizing

4510-508: The island's destruction. Ned apologizes to Aronnax for striking him, but Aronnax concedes that the loss of his journal might have been for the best. As Nautilus sinks, Nemo's last words to Aronnax echo: "There is hope for the future. And when the world is ready for a new and better life, all this will someday come to pass... in God's good time." Walt Disney first expressed interest in an adaptation of Jules Verne 's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under

4592-463: The kids." Gene Arneel of Variety praised the film as "a special kind of picture making, combining photographic ingenuity, imaginative story telling and fiscal daring." He felt "Richard Fleischer's direction keeps the Disney epic moving at a smart clip, picking up interest right from the start and deftly developing each of the many tense moments ... Earl Fenton's screenplay looks to be a combination of

4674-468: The latter novel, in which, some scholars speculate, he had not initially planned to include Captain Nemo at all. In most subsequent media adaptations of 20,000 Leagues and Mysterious Island , Captain Nemo is depicted as a European, in accordance with the earlier of the two novels. Actors who have played him include: In the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen comic series by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill , Captain Nemo's Indian ancestry as Prince Dakkar

4756-408: The latter replies, "I have no name!" Chief among the few details of Nemo's history given in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas are his hatred of imperialism and his grief over the loss of his loved ones in years past. In 20,000 Leagues Under the Seas , Captain Nemo is not described as an Indian yet; in fact, his nationality is unknown. This was a result of a controversy between the author and

4838-424: The location filming sequences were so complex that they required a technical crew of more than 400 people. The production presented many other challenges, as well. The famous giant squid attack sequence had to be entirely re-shot, as it was originally filmed as taking place at dusk and in a calm sea. The sequence was filmed again, this time taking place at twilight and during a humongous thunderstorm, both to increase

4920-574: The man became at war with war itself". It was written by Bill Marsilli, with Justin Marks and Randall Wallace brought in to do rewrites. The film was to be produced by Sean Bailey with McG's Wonderland Sound and Vision . McG once suggested that he wanted Will Smith as Captain Nemo, but he reportedly turned down the part. As a second possible choice, McG had mentioned Sam Worthington , with whom he worked on Terminator Salvation (2009), though they did not hold serious discussions. In November 2009,

5002-560: The map coordinates of Nemo's secret island base, Vulcania, where Nautilus is now heading. Ned throws messages with Vulcania's coordinates overboard in bottles in the hope of being rescued. Off the coast of New Guinea , Nautilus becomes stranded on a reef. Nemo allows Ned to go ashore with Conseil, ostensibly to collect specimens, while admonishing them to stay on the beach. Ned instead goes exploring for avenues of escape, and finds human skulls posted on stakes. Ned runs back to Conseil, and they row away pursued by cannibals. Aboard Nautilus ,

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5084-482: The monster is spotted. The frigate's guncrew open fire, but the monster rams the warship. Ned, Conseil, and Aronnax are thrown overboard while the disabled frigate drifts away. While clinging to wreckage, Aronnax and Conseil come upon a metal vessel and realize the monster is a man-made "submerging boat" that appears deserted. Below decks, Aronnax finds a large viewport and witnesses an underwater funeral, while Ned arrives on an overturned longboat from their ship. Spotted by

5166-480: The murder of his family during Russia's violent suppression of the January Uprising . Verne's editor Pierre-Jules Hetzel feared that the book would offend the Russian Empire , a major French ally, and cause the book to be banned from that country's bookstores. Accordingly, Hetzel insisted that Verne revise the novel to conceal Nemo's background and political motivations. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under

5248-404: The novel and film reveals many changes, omissions, even reversals, which affect the story's fundamental concern (besides scientific education), a representation of class and gender, specifically masculinity, in the industrial age." Nemo's submarine, battery-powered in the novel, is powered by atomic energy in the film. The novel's submarine is also a "streamlined, cigar shaped sub" while the film's

5330-530: The ocean's most difficult underwater passages, such as those beneath the Antarctic ice barrier, as well as a fictitious tunnel under the Isthmus of Suez . He has an exhaustive knowledge of marine biology , and it is his respect for Professor Aronnax's preeminence in the field that led to his befriending the professor once the latter was cast aboard the Nautilus . Further, Nemo is a polyglot , able to read all

5412-445: The orchestrator. On September 15, 1954, Variety reported that Disney and RKO Pictures had begun discussions on the distribution plans for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea . A week later, it was reported that Disney decided to end his 17-year association with RKO, choosing instead to release the film through his newly formed distribution arm, Buena Vista Distribution. Overseas, the film was distributed by Walt Disney British Films Ltd,

5494-512: The prince devoted himself to scientific research, ultimately building the Nautilus and cruising the seven seas with a crew of devoted followers. They gather bullion from various shipwrecks in the ocean, most notably from the hulks of the Spanish treasure fleet sunk during the Battle of Vigo Bay . However it turns out that the original intention of Jules Verne was to make Captain Nemo a Pole,

5576-430: The project was shelved by then- Walt Disney Pictures chairman Rich Ross , after $ 10 million had been spent on pre-production work. Prior to the announcement, McG and Bailey had been notified of the project's cancellation. During the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con , director David Fincher announced plans of directing 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea for Walt Disney Pictures based on a script by Scott Z. Burns . While Fincher

5658-747: The publisher on this subject. In The Mysterious Island , Captain Nemo identifies himself as Prince Dakkar, son of the Hindu raja of Bundelkhand , and a descendant of the Muslim Sultan Fateh Ali Khan Tipu of the Kingdom of Mysore , famous for the Anglo-Mysore Wars (1767–1799) and Mysorean rocket technology. After the Indian Rebellion of 1857 , in which Dakkar lost both his family and his kingdom,

5740-564: The role. Additionally, the money originally allocated for the production of this film was redirected towards Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017). In February 2016, Disney announced that it was planning a live-action film titled Captain Nemo , with James Mangold directing. Mangold left the project to instead direct Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023). On August 23, 2021, it

5822-672: The same name as his father) leads his crew aboard the Nautilus II against the forces of Napoleon IV using the same tactics as his father, who is buried in a coral tomb, along with members of his crew, on the sunken island of Lemuria. Daughter of the Deep , a 2021 novel by Rick Riordan , features two descendants of Captain Nemo as the protagonist and antagonist. The animated series Space Strikers (known in French as 20 000 Lieues dans l'espace ; translation: "20,000 Leagues in Space") stars

5904-555: The same year, the AMC television channel acquired the series, with plans to air it in 2024. Captain Nemo Nemo is a mysterious figure. Though of unknown nationality in the first book, he is described as the son of an Indian raja in the second book. A scientific visionary, he roams the depths of the seas in his submarine , the Nautilus , which was assembled from parts manufactured in several different countries, then shipped to

5986-451: The squid, and saves Nemo when he is pulled into the sea. Having had a change of heart, Nemo decides to make amends with the world. As Nautilus nears Vulcania, Nemo finds the island surrounded by warships, with marines having disembarked. The Nautilus enters his base through an underwater passage, and surfaces within its extinct volcano lagoon. Nemo rushes ashore to activate a time bomb in order to destroy any evidence of his discoveries but

6068-487: The suicide pact, escapes and surfaces the submarine, striking a reef in the process, causing Nautilus to flood. Nemo dies while viewing his beloved undersea domain through the hull's viewport. Aronnax tries retrieving his journal, but the urgency of their escape obliges Ned to knock him unconscious and carry him out. Aboard Nautilus 's skiff, the three companions, along with Esmeralda, Nemo’s pet sea lion, witness Vulcania explode. A large, billowing mushroom cloud rises above

6150-491: The three castaways speak to him in French, English, Latin , and German; Nemo later reveals that he is fluent in all of these tongues. Aronnax praises the captain's French, noting that he "expressed himself with perfect ease and without any accent." Relying on his intuition and knowledge of ethnology , the professor concludes that "there's southern blood" in him but can't determine the captain's exact origin. The Nautilus 's library, lounge, and art collections reveal that Nemo

6232-400: The usual practice with most Disneyland label albums. It contained much more of the film's plot, but with many of the same alterations as the first album, so this recording was technically a remake of the earlier one. The cast for the 1963 album was uncredited. Neither album listed the film's credits or made any mention of the film's cast. A single for the film's most memorable song "A Whale of

6314-549: The volcanic island is destroyed when magma reaches the sea water in Dakkar Grotto, creating a massive steam explosion which blows the island and the Nautilus to pieces. Nemo's characteristics are largely presented through the observations of Professor Pierre Aronnax, narrator of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas . At their first meeting, the professor remarks: "Whether this individual was thirty-five or fifty years of age, I couldn't tell." He goes on to describe Nemo as

6396-853: The world's imperialistic nations. He therefore identifies himself with the Earth's oppressed, whether Ceylonese pearl divers , Cretans rising against the Turks , or even right whales attacked by sperm whales . When Professor Aronnax suggests that Nemo violates maritime and international law by sinking warships, Nemo responds that he does so in self-defense when attacked. He insists that terrestrial laws no longer apply to him, exclaiming in one scene: The sea doesn't belong to tyrants. On its surface they can still stake their evil claims, battle each other, devour each other, haul every earthly horror. But thirty feet below sea level, their power ceases, their influence fades, their domination vanishes! Ah, sir, live! Live in

6478-523: Was announced that a ten-episode miniseries titled Nautilus was in development. The series will be an origin story about Captain Nemo and will be written by James Dormer, who will co-produce with Johanna Devereaux. On November 12, 2021, Shazad Latif was cast in the lead role while Michael Matthews will direct the series. However, in August 2023, Disney pulled out from the project due to its cost-reduction strategy to its streaming platforms. In October of

6560-454: Was issued in 1954 in conjunction with the film's original release, and starred William Redfield as the voice of Ned. This album, a book-and-record set , was issued as part of RCA Victor 's Little Nipper series on two 45-RPM records. The second album, released by Disneyland Records in 1963 in conjunction with the film's first re-release, was issued on one 33 1 ⁄ 3 RPM 12-inch LP with no accompanying booklet and no liner notes –

6642-499: Was produced by Walt Disney Productions . It stars Kirk Douglas , James Mason , Paul Lukas , and Peter Lorre . Photographed in Technicolor , the film was one of the first feature-length motion pictures to be filmed in CinemaScope . It was also the first feature-length Disney film to be distributed by Buena Vista Distribution . 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was a critical and commercial success, being especially remembered for

6724-527: Was wrapping up The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), it was speculated that 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea would enter principal photography by late 2012. In the meantime, Fincher began courting Brad Pitt to play the role of Ned Land while the film was kept on hold. However, in February 2013, it was announced that Pitt had officially turned down the role. In April 2013, it was announced that

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