La isla misteriosa y el capitán Nemo

La Isla misteriosa y el capitán Nemo
Directed by	Juan Antonio Bardem Henri Colpi
Written by	Juan Antonio Bardem Henri Colpi Jules Verne (novel)
Produced by	Jacques Bar
Starring	Omar Sharif
Cinematography	Guy Delecluse Enzo Serafin
Edited by	Paul Cayatte Antonio Gimeno
Music by	Gianni Ferrio
Distributed by	Cinerama Releasing Corporation (U.S.)
Release date	17 March 1973 (1973-03-17)
Running time	96 minutes
Countries	Spain France Italy Cameroon
Language	Spanish

L'Ile Mysterieuse / La Isla misteriosa y el capitán Nemo / Die Geheimnisvolle Insel (The Mysterious Island) is a 1973 European film (96 minutes) adapted from Jules Verne's novel L'Île mystérieuse. This version was directed by Juan Antonio Bardem and Henri Colpi and featured Omar Sharif as Captain Nemo. It was a recut from a TV series of the same year.

It turned out to be one of the most remarkable Jules Verne adaptations for remaining unusually faithful to the original book, including the exterior design of the Nautilus. Deviations from the original book were either limited to budget restrictions or moderate artistic liberty: While it seems not credible that the Nemo of the book achieved various, physically demanding stunts (considering he was weakened and subsequently dying of old age), Omar Sharif is much younger, relies on what's left of his crew (killed by some kind of disease, most likely radiation poisoning) and eventually shares the same fate as his alter ego James Mason in the Disney version of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

Cast

• Omar Sharif : Captain Nemo
• Gérard Tichy : Cyrus Smith
• Philippe Nicaud : Gédéon Spilett
• Ambroise Bia : Nab (Nabuchodonosor dit)
• Jess Hahn : Bonaventure Pencroff
• Rafael Bardem Jr. : Harbert Brown
• Gabriele Tinti : Ayrton
• Mariano Vidal Molina : Bob Harvey
• Rik Battaglia : Finch

Reception

Roger Ebert awarded the film one and a half stars.

External links

• La isla misteriosa y el capitán Nemo at IMDb
• La Isla misteriosa y el capitán Nemo at AllMovie