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During the American Civil War, a group of Union soldiers are held inside a Confederate prison camp. They stage a daring escape during a storm and steal an enemy observation balloon, only to find themselves blown out to sea, where they wind up stranded on a seemingly deserted island. The gang includes Captain Cyrus Harding (Michael Craig), his men Herbert Brown (Michael Callan) and Neb Nugent (Dan Jackson), war correspondent Gideon Spilett (Gary Merrill), and a Confederate soldier named Pencroft (Percy Herbert) who cooperates with the Yankees mostly out of mutual benefaction. They're soon joined by two survivors from a sunken ship, Lady Mary Fairchild (Joan Greenwood) and her niece Elena Fairchild (Beth Rogan), who quickly begins making goo-goo eyes at the virile young Herbert.
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During the American Civil War, a group of Union soldiers are held inside a Confederate prison camp. They stage a daring escape during a storm and steal an enemy observation balloon, only to find themselves blown out to sea, where they wind up stranded on a seemingly deserted island. The gang includes Captain Cyrus Harding (Michael Craig), his men Herbert Brown (Michael Callan) (Creator/MichaelCallan) and Neb Nugent (Dan Jackson), war correspondent Gideon Spilett (Gary Merrill), and a Confederate soldier named Pencroft (Percy Herbert) who cooperates with the Yankees mostly out of mutual benefaction. They're soon joined by two survivors from a sunken ship, Lady Mary Fairchild (Joan Greenwood) and her niece Elena Fairchild (Beth Rogan), who quickly begins making goo-goo eyes at the virile young Herbert.
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* EmergencyCargoDump: As the balloon starts losing altitude, the soldiers throw overboard everything they can in an attempt to keep it aloft for as long as possible.
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* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: In the novel, the mystery of who the castaways' mysterious benefactor is carried on through most of the story, only revealing towards the end that it's actually [[spoiler: Nemo himself. The trailer (as well as the poster) by way of billing, tips off the audience from the start that Nemo is in the film.]]
* [[spoiler: The trailer also reveals the gigantic animals and the key plot point of the volcanic eruption, even showing the island awash with lava at the end of the trailer.]]
* [[spoiler: The trailer also reveals the gigantic animals and the key plot point of the volcanic eruption, even showing the island awash with lava at the end of the trailer.]]
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* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: In the novel, the mystery of who the castaways' mysterious benefactor is carried on through most of the story, only revealing towards the end that it's actually [[spoiler: Nemo himself. The trailer (as well as the poster) by way of billing, tips off the audience from the start that Nemo is in the film.]]
* [[spoiler: The trailer also reveals the gigantic animals and the key plot point of the volcanic eruption, even showing the island awash with lava at the end of the trailer.]]
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* WholePlotReference: Pretty much the entire subplot involving Captain Nemo's experiments to solve world hunger, and the giant animals that result, is lifted straight out of ''Literature/TheFoodOfTheGods''.
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* WholePlotReference: Pretty much the entire subplot involving Captain Nemo's experiments to solve world hunger, and the giant animals that result, is lifted straight out of H.G. Wells's ''Literature/TheFoodOfTheGods''.
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* MsFanservice: Lady Elena once she changes into her tight goatskin outfit featuring prominent cleavage with a DangerouslyShortSkirt and several PantyShots.
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* MsFanservice: Lady Elena once she changes into her tight goatskin outfit featuring prominent cleavage with a DangerouslyShortSkirt short skirt and several PantyShots.
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* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: [[spoiler: In the novel, Nemo is the last surviving crew member of the Nautilus and has settled on the island waiting to die. In fact, he only reveals his presence to the castaways on his deathbed, before dying of natural causes and being buried when the castaways scuttle the Nautilus. In the film, Creator/HerbertLom is quite a bit more perky, and is willing to accompany the other castaways in escaping but he's killed by the collapsing Nautilus in the volcanic eruption, and the Nautilus is sunk.
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* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: [[spoiler: In the novel, Nemo is the last surviving crew member of the Nautilus and has settled on the island waiting to die. In fact, he only reveals his presence to the castaways on his deathbed, before dying of natural causes and being buried when the castaways scuttle the Nautilus. In the film, Creator/HerbertLom is quite a bit more perky, and is willing to accompany the other castaways in escaping but he's killed by the collapsing Nautilus in the volcanic eruption, and the Nautilus is sunk. ]]
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* AdaptationExpansion: [[spoiler: The addition of the two female castaways, as well as the entire plot of Nemo creating the gigantic animals and the battle with each creature was all added to the film. The novel focuses solely on the castaways plight, and their ingenuity to make what they need with the available materials on the island, and Capt. Harding's knowledge. As for Nemo, in the novel he's the last surviving member of the Nautilus' crew, and aids the castaways in small ways. He doesn't reveal himself until near the climax, when he's on his deathbed.]]
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* CoversAlwaysSpoil: In the novel, the mystery of who the castaways' mysterious benefactor is carried on through most of the story, only revealing towards the end that it's actually [[spoiler: Nemo himself. The poster and film, by way of billing, tips off the audience from the start that Nemo is in the film.]]
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* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: In the novel, the mystery of who the castaways' mysterious benefactor is carried on through most of the story, only revealing towards the end that it's actually [[spoiler: Nemo himself. The trailer (as well as the poster) by way of billing, tips off the audience from the start that Nemo is in the film.]]
* [[apoiler: The trailer also reveals the gigantic animals and the key plot point of the volcanic eruption, even showing the island awash with lava at the end of the trailer.]]
* [[apoiler: The trailer also reveals the gigantic animals and the key plot point of the volcanic eruption, even showing the island awash with lava at the end of the trailer.]]
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* AndStarring: And Creator/HerbertLom as [[spoiler: Captain Nemo.]]
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* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: [[spoiler: In the novel, Nemo is the last surviving crew member of the Nautilus and has settled on the island waiting to die. In fact, he only reveals his presence to the castaways on his deathbed, before dying of natural causes and being buried when the castaways scuttle the Nautilus. In the film, Creator/HerbertLom is quite a bit more perky, and is willing to accompany the other castaways in escaping but he's killed by the collapsing Nautilus in the volcanic eruption, and the Nautilus is sunk.
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* PantyShot: Elena gets several in her goatskin outfit.
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* AdaptedOut: The dog Top and the orangutan Jip.
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: The castaways are able to escape the volcanic eruption, but Nemo dies taking his fantastic discoveries to the grave.]]
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* EnglishRose: Lady Elena and Lady Mary are the more spirited variant.
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* MsFanservice: Lady Elena once she changes into her tight goatskin outfit featuring prominent cleavage with a DangerouslyShortSkirt and several PantyShots.
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* PantyShot: Elena gets several in her goatskin outfit.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: In no small part due to the appearance of the Nautilus, this film is sometimes considered to be an unofficial sequel to Creator/{{Disney}}'s ''Film/TwentyThousandLeaguesUnderTheSea''. It may have even been intentional on Columbia's part, as they even wanted Creator/JamesMason to reprise his role of Captain Nemo.
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* BlackDudeDiesFirst: Subverted. While Neb is constantly in danger, he doesn't die.
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* StumblingUponTheLostWizard: Five American balloonists are marooned on an island in the South Pacific. [[spoiler:They eventually discover the aged Captain Nemo still living in the Nautilus, which is hidden in a cave under the island. Nemo turns out to have been behind a number of strange but helpful events in the story]]
