Mysterious Island

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Play Time: 75 mins
Adventure, Science Fiction
Mysterious Island

Overview:
Based on Verne's book The Mysterious Island, five POWs escape from a camp in a balloon during the Civil War and crash-land on an uninhabited island in the Pacific. Trying to settle with their lives they find someone is helping them.

Original Title:Таинственный остров
Status: Released (1941-05-03)
Screen:Mikhail Kalinin, Boris Shelontsev, Jules Verne
Productions: Odessa Film Studio
Production Countries: Soviet Union
Spoken Languages: Pусский
Mysterious Island
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Directed by Eduard Pentslin, this Soviet adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic is a fascinating piece of cinematic history. While it lacks the high-octane CGI of modern versions, it compensates with atmospheric practical effects and a surprisingly gritty tone for its time. A patriot ....

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