This fantasy adventure is based on the 1870 novel by Jules Verne. A small, motley group of soldiers and civilians flee the 1865 siege of Richmond via a hot air balloon, and end up on an isolated island crawling with over-sized crabs, birds, and bees. Even more astonishing, they discover three other humans inhabiting the island: two shipwrecked women and the illustrious, long-lost Captain Nemo. Ray Harryhausen's special effects, which include a battle with a giant crab and abduction by an enormous bird, still have the power to thrill and amaze.

Color by Eastmancolor; shot in Syperdynamation.

Additional crew: Egil Woxholt (underwater photography).

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Letterbox - 1.85
Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono - English
Additional Release Material:
Trailers
Featurette:
1. THIS IS DYNAMATION
2. THE HARRYHAUSEN CHRONICLES
3. THE MAKING OF 'MYSTERIOUS ISLAND'
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Selection
Text/Photo Galleries:
Photo Galleries

Michael Craig: British Actor
Joan Greenwood: British Actress
Herbert Lom: Actor/International
Michael Callan: American Actor/Dancer
Gary Merrill: American actor, ALL ABOUT EVE

Cy Endfield: American Director/Screenwriter

Bernard Herrmann: Film Composer, PSYCHO, CITIZEN KANE

"...In a Harryhausen movie, there are always spectacular creatures. Here it's giant bees and giant crabs fighting it out..."