20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is a 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. It was the first science fiction film produced by Walt Disney Productions, as well as the only science-fiction film produced by Walt Disney himself. It was also the first feature length Disney film to be distributed by Buena Vista Distribution. The film has become... More

Initial release date:

  • Dec 23, 1954

Directed by:

Rating:

G (USA)

Runtime:

  • 2 h 1 min

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Also known as:

  • 20000 Leagues Under the Sea,
  • 20.000 Meilen unter dem Meer,
  • 20 000 Meilen unter dem Meer,
  • Jules Verne's 20000 Leagues Under the Sea,
  • Walt Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Film

Directed by

Richard Fleischer

Richard O. Fleischer (December 8, 1916 – March 25, 2006) was an American film director. Fleischer was born in Brooklyn, the son of Essie (née Goldstein) and animator/producer Max Fleischer. He started in motion pictures as director of animated shorts produced by his father including entries in the...

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Release date(s):

Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • 1954
  • May 20, 2003
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Runtime:

  • 2 h 1 min
  • 2 h 7 min
  • 2 h 2 min
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Estimated budget:

Currency Amount
  • 4,300,000

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Awards

Awards Won:

Year Award Award Winner
  • 1954

Academy Award for Best Art Direction Winners

Award Nominations:

Year Award Award Nominee
  • 1954

Academy Award for Best Art Direction Nominees

Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Note
  • 578
  • 7.0

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Media

Adapted From

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (French: Vingt mille lieues sous les mers) is a classic science fiction novel by French writer Jules Verne published in 1870. It tells the story of Captain Nemo and his submarine Nautilus as seen from the perspective of Professor Pierre Aronnax. The original...

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