- Mysterious Island (2005 film)
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Mysterious Island 
Distributed by Larry Levinson Productions Directed by Russell Mulcahy Produced by H. Daniel Gross
Robert Halmi Jr.
Larry LevinsonWritten by Jules Verne (novel)
Adam Armus (teleplay)
Nora Kay Foster (teleplay)Starring Patrick Stewart
Kyle MacLachlanMusic by Robert Bellon Editing by Colleen Halsey Country 
United StatesLanguage English Release date September 17, 2005 (USA) Running time 172 minutes Mysterious Island (also called Jules Verne's Mysterious Island) is a 2005 TV film made for Hallmark Channel that is based on Jules Verne's novel of the same name (L'Île mystérieuse). It was filmed in Thailand and directed by Russell Mulcahy.
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Plot summary
During the Civil War six survivors escape from a prison camp in Richmond, Virginia by hot air balloon and find themselves on an uncharted island in the Pacific. Far from any kind of known civilization, the island is inhabited by carnivorous monsters, bloodthirsty pirates, and mad genius Captain Nemo (Patrick Stewart), who lives on the island for his own secretive ends.
Cast
- Kyle MacLachlan .... Cyrus Smith
- Danielle Calvert .... Helen
- Gabrielle Anwar .... Jane
- Patrick Stewart .... Nemo
- Roy Marsden ... Joseph
- Jason Durr .... Pencroff
- Omar Gooding .... Neb
- Vinnie Jones .... Bob
- Tom Mison .... Blake
- Chris Larkin .... Atherton (as Christopher Stephens)
- Dom Hetrakul .... Sun (as Dom Hatrakul)
- Nate Harrison .... Lemay
- Geoffrey Giuliano .... Li
Award nomination
The film was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Television Presentation in 2006.
External links
- Mysterious Island at the Internet Movie Database
- Mysterious Island at AllRovi
Films directed by Russell Mulcahy 1970s Derek and Clive Get the Horn (1979)1980s Razorback (1984) · Arena (An Absurd Notion) (1985) · As the Lights Go Down (1985) · Highlander (1986)1990s Highlander II: The Quickening (1991) · Ricochet (1991) · Blue Ice (1992) · The Real McCoy (1993) · The Shadow (1994) · Silent Trigger (1996) · Tale of the Mummy (1998) · Resurrection (1999)2000s On the Beach (2000) · The Lost Battalion (2001) · 1st to Die (2003) · Swimming Upstream (2003) · 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story (2004) · Mysterious Island (2005) · The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (2006) · While the Children Sleep (2007) · Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) · The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior (2008) · Prayers for Bobby (2009) · Give 'Em Hell, Malone (2009)Categories:- 2005 television films
- American television films
- Films based on works by Jules Verne
- Films directed by Russell Mulcahy
- Hallmark Channel original films
- Mysterious Island films
- Pirate films
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