20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) starring Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas, Peter Lorre. In 1860s, giant "sea monster" which preys on shipping is discovered to be an atomic-powered submarine under the command of megalomaniacal Captain Nemo (Mason). Seaman Ned Land (Douglas) ends up a prisoner on board the submarine and bears witness to Nemo's crazed reasoning. The movie Disney-fies the Jules Verne novel, and while it did a good job of bringing it to screen for 1954, it now seems quite dated. (The subtitles provided on the disc are quite adequate, and closed captions are available as an option.) Grade: B
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