20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA
So let's see what happens when you take the travelogue, the anti-imperial themes, and the breathless enthusiasm for made-up science out of Jules Verne's anti-imperialist science-fiction travelogue. Is it still good? Surprisingly, very slightly yes, but not much.
1954
Directed by Richard Fleischer
Written by Earl Felton (based on the novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne)
Spoiler alert: moderate
