20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)

Director
Richard Fleischer

Main cast
Kirk Douglas; James Mason; Paul Lukas; Peter Lorre; Robert J. Wilke

Genres
Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

Description
A ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo.


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