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Mysterious Island

1961 · 101 min

A lively, old-fashioned adventure with stop-motion monsters and a sense of wonder, easy to enjoy without much thought.

Tagline
A world beyond imagination! Adventure beyond belief!
Overview
During the US Civil War, Union POWs escape in a balloon and end up stranded on a South Pacific island, inhabited by giant plants and animals. They must use their ingenuity to survive the dangers, and to devise a way to return home. Sequel to '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' .

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • exploration
  • science
  • found family
  • freedom
Places
  • wilderness
  • sea
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour4
Realism3
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
adventure, science fiction
Directed by
Cy Endfield
Written by
Crane Wilbur, John Prebble, Daniel B. Ullman
Starring
Michael Craig, Joan Greenwood, Michael Callan, Gary Merrill, Herbert Lom, Beth Rogan, Percy Herbert, Dan Jackson
Music
Bernard Herrmann
Cinematography
Wilkie Cooper
Runtime
101 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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