20,000 Leagues Under the Sea [2 Discs]

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

This 1954 Disney version of Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea represented the studio's costliest and most elaborate American-filmed effort to date. Kirk Douglas plays a trouble-shooting 19th century seaman, trying to discover why so many whaling ships have been disappearing of late. Teaming with scientist Paul Lukas and diver Peter Lorre, Douglas sets sail to investigate--and is promptly captured by the megalomaniac Captain Nemo (James Mason), who skippers a lavish, scientifically advanced submarine. The film's special effects, including a giant squid, were impressive enough in 1954 to win an Academy Award. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 2
• Aspect Ratio: 2.55:1
• Audio: THX, Dolby Digital 5.1
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
• Subtitle: English
• Features:
  • cc All-new audio commentaries with director Richard Fleischer and classic film historian/author Rudy Behlmer
  • Radio spots (original radio spots from 1954 feature)
  • Peter Lorre's ADR tracks (gives the listener a glimpse into the process of dialogue replacement for the scenes before they were trimmed and edited into the feature film)
  • 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 Humboldt Squid: A Real Sea Monster!
  • The Musical Legacy of Paul Smith
  • Touring the "Nautilus"
  • Lost Treasure: The Sunset Squid Sequence
  • Disney Studio Album
  • Monsters of the Deep
  • Script Excerpt: Nemo's Death
  • Production gallery
  • Trims
  • Movie merchandise
  • Themed cartoon (theatrical animated short "Grand Canyonscope," which was presented as part of the theatrical release)
  • Theatrical trailer
  • Storyboard-to-scene comparison
  • Unused animation
  • Original theatrical aspect ratio (2.55:1) - enhanced for 16x9 televisions
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
  • THX-certified

AWARDS

• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

•     Won Best Color Art Direction - 1954 (John Meehan, Emile Kuri)
•     Nominated Best Editing - 1954 (Elmo Williams)

• National Board of Review

•     Nominated Best Picture - 1954

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Kirk Douglas - Ned Land
       James Mason - Captain Nemo
       Paul Lukas - Prof. Aronnax, Narrator
       Peter Lorre - Conseil
       Robert J. Wilke - 1st Mate of "Nautilus"

• Director:

  Richard Fleischer

• Producer:

  Walt Disney

• Book Author:

  Jules Verne

• Screenwriter:

  Earl Felton

• Cinematographer:

  Till Gabbani, Ralph Hammeras, Franz Planer

• Composer (Music Score):

  Paul J. Smith

• Featured Music:

  Johann Sebastian Bach

• Editor:

  Elmo Williams

• Art Director:

  John Meehan

• Supervising Art Director:

  Harper Goff

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