20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
The First Submarine Photoplay Ever Filmed
An early adventure spectacle centered on a visionary captain's obsessive pursuit of vengeance across the ocean depths, blending technological wonder with gothic melodrama.
Captain Nemo has built a fantastic submarine for his mission of revenge. He has traveled over 20,000 leagues in search of Charles Denver - a man who caused the death of Princess Daaker. Seeing what he had done, Denver took the daughter to his yacht and sailed away.
Essence
Ensemble
Allen Holubar
Captain Nemo, also known as Prince Daaker
Jane Gail
A child of nature/Princess Daaker
Howard Crampton
Cyrus Harding
Matt Moore
Lieutenant Bond
William Welsh
Charles Denver
Joseph W. Girard
Major Cameron
Curtis Benton
Ned Land
Edna Pendleton
Aronnax's daughter
Dan Hanlon
Professor Aronnax
Leviticus Jones
Neb
Wallace Clarke
Pencroft
Martin Murphy
Herbert Brown
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