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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Overview:

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) was a Adventure - Family Film directed by Richard Fleischer and produced by Walt Disney.

Academy Awards 1954 --- Ceremony Number 27 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best Art DirectionArt Direction: John Meehan; Set Decoration: Emile KuriWon
Best Film EditingElmo WilliamsNominated

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Quotes:

Conseil: Don't forget the cannibals.
Ned Land: Oh, belay the cannibals. He said that to scare us.

Captain Nemo: There's a fork on your left, Mr. Land. Or aren't you accustomed to utensils?
Ned Land: I'm indifferent to 'em.

Captain Nemo: The natives over there are cannibals. They eat liars with the same enthusiasm as they eat honest men.

[Donning diving gear]
Ned Land: Fine way to go huntin'. I knew there'd be a catch to this.
Conseil: Seems you can't do anything on this boat without getting wet.
Ned Land: Hey, I feel like I'm keepin' a fish outta work.

Captain Nemo: I asked you to leave, Professor.
Prof. Pierre Arronax: You also asked me ashore, to show me man's inhumanity to man. Why? To justify this? You are not only a murderer, you are a hypocrite. The proof lies out there.
Captain Nemo: You call that murder? Well, I see murder, too. Not on those drowned faces out there, but on the faces of dead thousands! They are the assassins, the dealers in death. I am the avenger!
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Facts
Stage 3 and its tank were built at the Disney studio for the production of this film.

Although Percy Helton was billed in the opening credits, his role (as a coach driver) was almost entirely eliminated; in the release version, he appears in only one shot (no dialogue), waiting for passenger Lukas to finish his interview with the reporters.

Charles Boyer was originally considered for the role of Professor Arronax. He had to turn down the role due to prior commitments.

The interiors of the Nautilus were designed by Roland Hill, who subsequently designed the Disneyland "Sleeping Beauty's Castle."

In the opening credits, the title banner does not have a comma between the first and second zeroes ("20000 Leagues Under the Sea"), although a comma does appear on the poster and all related print advertisements.

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