20,000 leagues under the sea [DVD video]

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:

Title from container.

Based on the novel: Vingt mille lieues sous les mers / by Jules Verne.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1954.

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 Humbolt Squid: 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.

Performers:

Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas, Peter Lorre, Robert J. Wilke, Ted de Corsia, J.M. Kerrigan.

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.

Technical Details:

DVD, Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound, THX certified, Region 1 encoding, NTSC, 2.55:1 aspect ratio.

Personal Subject:

Verne, Jules, 1828-1905-Film adaptations.

Nemo, Captain (Fictitious character)-Juvenile films.

Subject Term:

Sailors -- Juvenile films.

Whaling ships -- Juvenile films..

Submarines (Ships) -- Juvenile films.

Nautilus (Imaginary submarine) -- Juvenile films.

Genre:

Children's films.