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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 17, 1907

Original language

French

Countries

France

Production

Star-Film,Star Film

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0000575