DVD 101 mins IMDB
Mysterious Island
Columbia TriStar (1961)
In Collection
#107

Seen It:
Yes
Science Fiction
UK  /  English

Michael Craig Capt. Cyrus Harding
Joan Greenwood Lady Mary Fairchild
Michael Callan Herbert Brown
Gary Merrill Gideon Spilitt
Herbert Lom Captain Nemo
Beth Rogan Elena Fairchild
Percy Herbert Sgt. Pencroft
Dan Jackson Cpl. Neb Nugent
Nigel Green Tom Ayerton

Director Cy Endfield
Producer Charles H. Schneer
Writer Crane Wilbur; Jules Verne
Musician Bernard Herrmann

This movie is based around the time of the American Civil War and follows five Union prisoners of war who escape from camp by commandeering a hot air balloon and find themselves on a volcanic island in the South Pacific. The five find their survival skills tested as they try to find tools and materials to allow them to live. One of the five, Captain Cyrus Harding (Michael Craig), has the engineering skills to make bricks and build a stone house for the five to live in and a small ship. The movie charts the progress of the five, their adventures in exploring the surrounding islands, and interaction with pirates before the secret of the island is cunningly revealed.

Edition Details
Region Region 1
No. of Disks/Tapes 1