The Mysterious Island
1929 · 95 min
Adventure · Science Fiction · Action · Drama · Fantasy · Horror
★ 5.6On a volcanic island near the Kingdom of Hetvia rules Count Dakkar, a benevolent leader and scientist who has eliminated class distinction among the island's inhabitants. Dakkar, his sister Sonia and her fiance, engineer Nicolai Roget have designed a submarine which Roget pilots on its initial voyage just before the island is overrun by Baron Falon, despotic ruler of Hetvia. Falon sets out after Roget in a second submarine and the two craft, diving to the ocean's floor, discover a strange land populated by dragons, giant squid and an eerie undiscovered humanoid race.
Crew
- Director Benjamin Christensen
- Director Lucien Hubbard
- Director Maurice Tourneur
- Writer Lucien Hubbard
- Director of Photography Percy Hilburn
Cast
Lionel Barrymore
Andre Dakkar
Jacqueline Gadsden
Sonia Dakkar
Lloyd Hughes
Nikolai Roget
Montagu Love
Falon
Montagu Love
Mikhail
Snitz Edwards
Anton
Gibson Gowland
Dmitry
- D
Dolores Brinkman
Teresa
Karl Dane
(uncredited)
Pauline Starke
(uncredited)
- C
Carl Roup
Underwater Creature (uncredited)
Angelo Rossitto
Underwater Creature
Crew
- Director — Benjamin Christensen
- Director — Lucien Hubbard
- Director — Maurice Tourneur
- Writer — Lucien Hubbard
- Director of Photography — Percy Hilburn
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