The Mysterious Island
Storyline
1865, The American Civil War: Five POW manage to escape by balloon from Fort Richmond. Caught in a storm and with the balloon damaged they find themselves 'shipwrecked' on a volcanic desert island somewhere in the Pacific. Just before crash landing their leader, the brilliant engineer Cyrus Smith falls to his apparent death in the raging waters, but later turns up completely unharmed and with no memory of how he was saved. His fellow castaways are: the famous journalist Gedeon Spilett, the salty sailor Bonaventure Pencroff, the orphaned boy Harbert Brown and the black servant of Smith, Nab. The dog Top also joined them in the escape.
Cast & Crew
Omar Sharif
Captain Nemo
LeadAmbroise Mbia
Neb
Jess Hahn
Bonaventure Pencroft
Philippe Nicaud
Gideon Spilett
Gérard Tichy
Cyrus Smith
Gabriele Tinti
Ayrton
Rafael Bardem Jr.
Herbert Brown
Mariano Vidal Molina
Bob Harvey
What People Are Saying
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Juan Antonio Bardem's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. The Mysterious Island is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
