| 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | |
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| Directed by | Stuart Paton |
| Screenplay by | Stuart Paton |
| Based on | Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas by Jules Verne |
| Produced by | Carl Laemmle |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Eugene Gaudio |
| Distributed by | Universal |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
| Budget | $500,000 (equivalent to $11,747,706 in 2019) |
| Box office | $8 million |
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is a 1916 American silent film directed by Stuart Paton. The film's storyline is based on the 1870 novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas by Jules Verne. It also incorporates elements from Verne's 1875 novel The Mysterious Island.[1]
On May 4, 2010, a new print of the film was shown accompanied by a live performance of an original score by Stephin Merritt at the Castro Theatre, as part of the San Francisco International Film Festival.[2]
In 2016, the film was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress, and selected for its National Film Registry.[3][4][5]
- ^ "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (1916): Synopsis by Hal Erikson". Retrieved March 21, 2021.
- ^ "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea with Stephin Merritt – San Francisco Film Society". Retrieved March 21, 2021.
- ^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress, Washington. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
- ^ "With "20,000 Leagues," the National Film Registry Reaches 700". Library of Congress Film release year and induction year. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
- ^ "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916)". Library of Congress, Washington Essay on this film and others. Retrieved March 21, 2021.