Jules Verne's Mysterious Island is a 2012 adventure film directed by Mark Sheppard, very loosely based on Jules Verne's 1875 novel of the same name (L'Île mystérieuse). It premiered on Syfy on February 11, 2012.[1][2] The film was released on DVD on May 29, 2012.
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Based on | The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne |
Written by | Cameron Larson |
Directed by | Mark Sheppard |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Cinematography | Dave McFarland |
Editor | Christian McIntire |
Running time | 91 minutes |
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Network | Syfy |
Release | February 11, 2012 |
Plot summary
editDuring the American Civil War, five northern POWs escape by hijacking a gas balloon. Drifting through the night, they awaken to find themselves marooned on a desert island, but they are not alone.
Cast
edit- Gina Holden as Julia "Jules" Fogg
- Lochlyn Munro as Captain Cyrus Harding
- Pruitt Taylor Vince as Gideon Spillett
- Susie Abromeit as Abby Fogg
- W. Morgan Sheppard as Captain Nemo
- Mark Sheppard as young Captain Nemo
- J. D. Evermore as Bonaventure Pencroft
- Caleb Michaelson as Hebert Brown
- Edrick Browne as Neb Nugent
- Lawrence Turner as Tom Ayrton
References
edit- ^ "The New York Times". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2015-10-04. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ^ Collider.com
External links
edit- Jules Verne's Mysterious Island at IMDb
- Jules Verne's Mysterious Island at AllMovie
- Jules Verne's Mysterious Island at the TCM Movie Database