Adaptations of twenty thousand leagues under the sea. Can three men find a mysterious sea monster that is reportedly attacking trade ships in the pacific ocean in 1868. He first conceived of adapting the jules verne novel in the 1940s, naturally thinking of making an animated feature of the story. Walt disneys 20,000 leagues under the sea dell comic, a movie classic, no. Gcd issue walt disneys 20,000 leagues under the sea. Their version of 20,000 leagues under the sea does a fair job of condensing the novel down to 56 pages. Classics illustrated 047 20,000 leagues under the sea.
For the overall character design for this version of 20,000 leagues under the sea i pursued a very comic book supermarionation look of the old thunderbirds puppets, simply because i thought they were always cool and lend that aesthetic well to this novel. Inside front cover, introductory page with four movie stills and text. Their dangerous expedition leads them in the path of the dangerous captain nemo james mason and his ship nautilus. Classics illustrated 047 20,000 leagues under the sea 1948. Disneys first live action feature sticks closely to jules vernes 1869 book.
Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. More 1shots the 20,000 leagues under the sea comic book is based on the 1954 adventure film starring kirk douglas as ned land, james mason as captain nemo, paul lukas as professor. The film is adapted from jules vernes 1870 novel twenty thousand leagues under the sea. Buy 20, 000 leagues under the sea classics illustrated by jules verne, henry c.
Douglas is good as the brash ned land and also gets the job of having to be the comic relief in many scenes including the classic song a whale of a tale. Comic book adaptation of the classic jules verne story about captain nemo and the undersea vessel, the nautilus. Adaptation of disney movie, originally released on dec. Adaptation of jules vernes novel 20,000 leagues under the sea. Looney tunes foghorn leghorn on the farm classic cartoon compilation. Twenty thousand leagues under the sea alternate title. I have to admit that i thought this book was a nonfiction book, but when i searched it up on wikipedia, i found out that it was a science fiction book written in 1870. Captain nemo captain nemoalso known as prince dakkar, is one of the best known. See more ideas about leagues under the sea, under the sea and nautilus submarine. During the 2010 san diego comiccon, director david fincher announced. Whether voyaging a yarn of the glorious unknown, a tale of the darkness that grips the heart of men. Come join an adventure that will roam among coral and pearls, sharks and giant squid, with wonders of biology and engineering that will thrust us from the antarctic to atlantis. The title page includes the credit a vincent fago production. Its supposed to be a classic actionadventure scifi book, right.
See more ideas about leagues under the sea, under the sea and jules verne. In 1988, coktel vision publishes 20,000 leagues under the sea on dos. Sep 18, 2015 a classic story that influenced many comic book creators and fans. Comical podcast a comedy show all about comic books. Make sure this fits by entering your model number marvel classics comics from bronze age published 1976 20,000 leagues under the sea adapted from novel by jules verne. The classics illustrated comic book series began life in 1941 with its first issue, alexandre dumas the three.
Twenty thousand leagues under the sea, script by jules verne novel and paul newman movie adaptation, art by frank thorne. I was actually looking forward to listening to this. This movie is likely the most famous of numerous films based upon this book. A classic story that influenced many comic book creators and fans. A custommade trailer for disneys 20,000 leagues under the sea all rights to audio and video belong to disney.
Disneys 1954 adaptation of 20,000 leagues under the sea. Captain nemo, the nautilus, and the mysterious depths of the ocean. Twenty thousand leagues under the sea by jules verne. A french league in verns time was about four kilometers, or about 2. The jules verne story of adventure under the sea was walt disneys magnificent debut into liveaction films. Adaptation of disney movie, which was originally released on dec. Unfortunately, saddlebacks artwork is the books weakest link. Captain nemo james mason leads his crew as the dreaded giant squid, harpoon man and ned land kirk douglas trying to escape his cell in, surely one of the best remembered spectacles of the era, in disneys 20,000 leagues under the sea, 1954. Project gutenberg offers 61,915 free ebooks to download. A ship sent to investigate sinking ships encounters the advanced submarine, the nautilus, commanded by.
Sharpness mostly came across well, though some inconsistencies occurred. Walt disneys 20,000 leagues under the sea gold key classic 1954. Bryan singer heading 20,000 leagues under the sea for next project his next project, as you can see, is an adaptation of the classic jules verne novel, twenty thousand leagues under. In 1868, rumors of a sea monster attacking ships in the pacific ocean have disrupted shipping lanes. The adaptation of julio vernes novel on the screen is a great entertainment recommended for all families. Aronnax and his assistant, conseil, onto an expedition to prove the monsters existence. Born in the french river town of nantes, verne had a lifelong passion for the sea. Music used from the film elysium we do the hanging by ryan amon. Adaptations of twenty thousand leagues under the sea wikipedia. Jules vernes 1870 novel twenty thousand leagues under the sea has been adapted and. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project. The 20,000 leagues under the sea comic book is based on the 1954 adventure film starring kirk douglas as ned land, james mason as captain nemo, paul lukas as professor pierre aronnax, and peter lorre as conseil.
Issue also has a text biography of verne and text stories on dog heroes, american indians, and pioneers of science. These men who would travel twenty thousand leagues under the sea. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. On board with them is the cocky master harpooner ned land. The acting in 20,000 leagues under the sea is also quite good.
When the rumors threaten to shut down trading routes, the united states government sends renowned professor pierre aronnax paul lukas, his assistant conseil peter lorre, as well as the sharptongued harpoonist ned land kirk douglas on an expedition to find or disprove the. I initially thought it would be those classic books that are boring, but it turned out to be pretty good. There is the odd comic song based on a play on words. Who stars in the 1954 disney adaptation of 20,000 leagues under. May 30, 2012 20,000 leagues under the sea was the first of his novels that i read, prompted by seeing the disney movie by the same name starring kirk douglas who sings. The comic is an adaptation of the jules verne novel vingt mille lieues sous les mers twenty thousand leagues under the sea 1870. Also published on amiga, amstrad cpc and atari st, this adventure game is abandonware and is set in a licensed title, submarine, steampunk and puzzle elements. Walt disneys 20, 000 leagues under the sea a big golden book. Kirk douglas, peter lorre, and paul lukas played the hapless trio of seamen who, while attempting to investigate a string of. Global grey free pdf, epub, kindle ebook, or read online series. It was personally produced by walt disney through walt disney productions, directed by richard fleischer, and stars kirk douglas, james mason, paul lukas, and peter lorre.
A graphic novel adaptation of jules vernes classic story that finds. The swashbuckler genre bumped into science fiction in 1954 for one of hollywoods great entertainments, 20,000 leagues under the sea. Bryan singer heading 20,000 leagues under the sea for next project his next project, as you can see, is an adaptation of the classic jules verne novel, twenty thousand leagues under the sea often written as 20,000 leagues under t. This 1954 disney version of jules vernes 20,000 leagues under the sea represented the studios costliest and most elaborate americanfilmed effort to date. Republished in 1871 with the subtitle of an underwater tour of the world. Although being a 1954 film, 20,000 leagues under the sea is a great and funny adventure, which has not aged. We have been waiting for years for disney to put this movie on bluray, and here it is at last. Music used from the film elysium we do the hanging by ryan amon aaron corbin. Kirk douglas plays a troubleshooting 19th century seaman, trying to discover why so many whaling ships have been disappearing of late. Twenty thousand leagues under the sea was adapted into a halfhour episode of the nbc radio series favorite story hosted by ronald colman and broadcast december 20, 1947 as the favorite story of orson welles. Jan 9, 2014 20,000 leagues under the sea book covers. It was the first science fiction movie produced by walt disney productions and the first and only film that was personally produced by walt. Given the age of the material, the picture consistently looked pretty positive. It was also the first featurelength disney film to be distributed by buena vista.
The indicia lists the title as marvel classics comics series featuring. Jan 05, 2016 a custommade trailer for disneys 20,000 leagues under the sea all rights to audio and video belong to disney. The wonders of science and nature unfold as do the personalities and desires of these men. Twenty thousand leagues under the sea by jules verne part one chapter i a shifting reef the year 1866 was signalised by a remarkable incident, a mysterious.
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