

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
The mightiest motion picture of them all!
A ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo.
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7.1/10
1,033 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $5M
- Box office
- $28.2M
- Language
- English
- ship
- diving
- submarine
- ocean
- atlantis
- deep sea
- war ship
- diving suit
- jules verne
- harpoon
- scuba diving
- steampunk
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical23 Dec 1954
- PhysicalGWalt Disney Home Video #15V [VHS] 126 minutes11 Mar 1986
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalU29 Mar 1955
- PhysicalU1 Sept 1985
- PhysicalU19 Sept 2002
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalPG29 Dec 1955
AustriaAT
- Theatrical1227 Jan 1956
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical1223 Dec 1954
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1 Jan 1956
- TVLSpot Films mj.gov.br4 Jun 2003
- TV12TV SBT mj.gov.br29 Sept 2004
FranceFR
- TheatricalTPA partir de 10 ans7 Oct 1955
GermanyDE
- PremiereBerlin International Film Festival29 Jun 1954
- Theatrical1220 Jan 1956
HungaryHU
- TheatricalKN25 Jun 1964
IrelandIE
- Theatrical1219 Aug 1955
ItalyIT
- TheatricalT12 Sept 1955
JapanJP
- Theatrical23 Dec 1955
Frequently asked questions
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was released on 23 December 1954.
Audience reviews
2- J9/10
John Chard
3/6/2020
Wonderful Verne adaptation. Watched this one recently and was delighted to find it stands the test of time as one of the better Disney live action films on the market. A quality take on Jules Verne's advanced story of subs and the atomic threat that was soon to become ever so prominent in the public conscious. This adaptation is a corking sci-fi adventure that benefits from great work from all involved. The cas…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
11/21/2022
A stylish, colourful adaptation of perhaps Jules Verne's most famous story with James Mason as the superbly determined, if blinkered "Captain Nemo" who has decided that the best way to eradicate war is to destroy the tools of warfare. To that end, he targets warships at sea and sinks them by ramming them with his early ironclad submarine the "Nautilus". His tortured soul is cleverly epitomised by the rousing organ mu…
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