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The Mysterious Island

The Mysterious Island

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 5, 1929

Runtime

1h 35m

Genres

Adventure, Science Fiction, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror

User Score

54%

Original Title

The Mysterious Island

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Director

Benjamin Christensen

Description

On a volcanic island near the Kingdom of Hetvia rules Count Dakkar, a benevolent leader and scientist who has eliminated class distinction among the island's inhabitants. Dakkar, his sister Sonia and her fiance, engineer Nicolai Roget have designed a submarine which Roget pilots on its initial voyage just before the island is overrun by Baron Falon, despotic ruler of Hetvia. Falon sets out after Roget in a second submarine and the two craft, diving to the ocean's floor, discover a strange land populated by dragons, giant squid and an eerie undiscovered humanoid race.