Underplayed Gems

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1997)

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea poster
Directed by
Michael Anderson
Genre
science fiction film, drama television series
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 26 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A professor and his daughter join a ship to hunt a sea monster. They discover the monster is actually a futuristic submarine captained by a mysterious man named Nemo. The daughter gets caught in a romantic conflict between Nemo and a harpooner.

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What happens

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is a 1997 television film directed by Michael Anderson and starring Ben Cross as Captain Nemo. It premiered on March 23, 1997. Based on the 1870 novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas by Jules Verne, it is most notable for replacing the character of Professor Aronnax's manservant, Conseil, with the Professor's daughter, Sophie, who disguises herself as a boy so that she may accompany her father aboard USS Abraham Lincoln; she becomes the apex of a love triangle involving Captain Nemo and Ned the harpooner. The film was produced by Hallmark Entertainment. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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