Jules Verne

Writing

Jules Verne

Born — Died

1828-02-08 — 1905-03-25

Place of birth

Nantes, France

Known for

Writing

Credits

13 titles

Jules Gabriel Verne was a French novelist, poet, and playwright best known for his adventure novels and his profound influence on the literary genre of science fiction.

Known for

Series credits

Behind the camera

Around the World in 80 Days poster
6.7

Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days.

Around the World in 80 Days

1956

Maître Zacharius poster
8.0

Master Zacharius, the village watchmaker, dreams of giving a soul to the automatons he manufactures. A mysterious young man bursts in and seems to want to charm the watchmaker's daughter. After his passage, all the clocks go haywire, causing trouble. How far is Zacharius willing to go to get what he wants?

Maître Zacharius

1973

Journey to the Center of the Earth poster
3.9

When an accident leaves a group of researchers trapped beneath the earth's crust, it's up to a drill team, led by Joseph Harnet, to rescue them. But once underground, the team discovers a mysterious -- and horrifying -- subterranean universe.

Journey to the Center of the Earth

2008

The Black Indies poster
7.0

In 1870s Scotland mining engineer James Starr is asked by former colleague Simon Ford, who's living inside the abandoned Aberfoyle mine, to help solve mysterious occurrences taking place inside the mine.

The Black Indies

1964

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1972

La Destinée de Jean Morénas poster
6.0

An innocent man is imprisoned for a crime he did not commit. Years later, destiny will put him before a tragic dilemma.

La Destinée de Jean Morénas

1919

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea poster
6.2

Professor Arronax and Ned Land meet Captain Nemo, who reveals that the so-called sea monster they've been told about is actually his submarine The Nautilus.

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1973

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea poster
5.1

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.

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1907

The Man in Search of His Murderer poster
7.2

A man in bad sorts hires a burglar to later kill him, then changes his mind when his fortunes turn and must find the contracted murderer before it is too late.

The Man in Search of His Murderer

1931

Crayola Kids Adventures: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea poster
6.3

In this kid-friendly version of Jules Verne's Classic Tale, a Professor and his Companions are trapped aboard on a fantastic submarine with a mad sea captain. along the way they come face to face with exotic ocean creatures and strange, forbidden sights hidden from the world above.

Crayola Kids Adventures: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1997

Around the World in 80 Days poster
6.0

A bet is made and acted upon to prove the modern rapidity of transportation circumnavigating the globe.

Around the World in 80 Days

1990

The Children of Captain Grant poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Children of Captain Grant

2005