Mysterious Island
AdventureScience Fiction
5.8/10
|SU
|ru
|75 min
Release Date: 1941-05-03
Overview - Based on Verne's book The Mysterious Island, five POWs escape from a camp in a balloon during the Civil War and crash-land on an uninhabited island in the Pacific. Trying to settle with their lives they find someone is helping them.
Production Companies
Odessa Film Studio
User Reviews
deepkino
5/10
Directed by Eduard Pentslin, this Soviet adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic is a fascinating piece of cinematic history. While it lacks the high-octane CGI of modern versions, it compensates with atmospheric practical effects and a surprisingly gritty tone for its time. A patriotic, survivalist adventure that leans heavily into the ingenuity of its "colonists." It’s a bit stiff by today’s sta...
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