The Mysterious Island
Actually filmed at the bottom of the ocean off the Bahamas, imperiled by hurricane and storm.
Directed by Lucien Hubbard, Benjamin Christensen, Maurice Tourneur
Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
A 1929 adventure spectacle blending Jules Verne-inspired science fiction with fantastical underwater discovery, driven by pursuit and wonder rather than psychological depth.
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.
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