During the Civil War a group of Union soldiers, a Confederate and a civilian escape the stockade using a hot-air balloon and end up on a strange Pacific island.
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Cast
Cy Endfield
Director
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
Harry Monty
Pirate
John Prebble
Writer
Daniel B. Ullman
Writer
Crane Wilbur
Writer
Jules Verne
Writer
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Mysterious Island
Long before computer animation, Ray Harryhausen perfected the technique of stop motion animation that was invented by his mentor Willis O'Brien. This film shows just how far the technique progressed since O'Brien's work on King Kong. The plot is good, but not great. However, the special effects more than make up for it. This film will always hold a special place in the heart of Harryhausen fans and in some ways, it puts the computer animated films to shame.
My favorite Harryhausen film, and for that matter, one of my favorite movies ever. Even when the excellent stop-motion monsters aren't on screen, the film is fun to watch and well-paced. And when they ARE on screen... whoa! The giant bird is the best. And the Herrmann score is absolutely one of the finest adventure movie soundtracks ever written. "Contact with my own species has always disappointed me. Solitude gives me a freedom of mind and an independence of action." -Captain Nemo