20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1907)

The film, a parody of the novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne, follows a fisherman, Yves, who dreams of traveling by submarine to the bottom of the ocean, where he encounters both realistic and fanciful sea creatures, including a chorus of naiads played by dancers from the Théâtre du Châtelet. Méliès's design for the film includes cut-out sea animals patterned after Alphonse de Neuville's illustrations for Verne's novel.

Released

1907-02-17

Genres

Adventure, Fantasy

Runtime

10 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Georges Méliès

TMDB rating

5.2/10 from 30 votes