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.

Aleksey Krasnopolsky
as Smith

Pavlo Kyiansky
as Spilett

Andrey Andriyenko-Zemskov
as Pencroft

Ivan Kozlov
as Ayrton

Robert Ross
as Neb

Yuri Grammatikati
as Herbert

Andrii Sova
as Jupe

Nikolai Komissarov
as Cap. Nemo
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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 ...