Mysterious Island

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.

Cast

Aleksey Krasnopolsky

Aleksey Krasnopolsky

as Smith

Pavlo Kyiansky

Pavlo Kyiansky

as Spilett

Andrey Andriyenko-Zemskov

Andrey Andriyenko-Zemskov

as Pencroft

Ivan Kozlov

Ivan Kozlov

as Ayrton

Robert Ross

Robert Ross

as Neb

Yuri Grammatikati

Yuri Grammatikati

as Herbert

Andrii Sova

Andrii Sova

as Jupe

Nikolai Komissarov

Nikolai Komissarov

as Cap. Nemo

Reviews

deepkino

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 ...

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