20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1907 | 10 minutes | 5.3 ★ (26)

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
  • Overview

    The film, a parody of the novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne, follows a fisherman, Yves, who dreams of traveling by submarine to the bottom of the ocean, where he encounters both realistic and fanciful sea creatures, including a chorus of naiads played by dancers from the Théâtre du Châtelet. Méliès's design for the film includes cut-out sea animals patterned after Alphonse de Neuville's illustrations for Verne's novel.

  • Release Date

    15 February 1907

  • DirectingGeorges Méliès
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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