Mysterious Island
Seen it?1951 | 252 min | Science Fiction, Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans, fantasy fans and action fans. If you loved Peter Pan or Planet of the Apes, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Epic and sweeping, at 4 hr 12 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 4 hr 12 min.
- Made in 1951: an older pace and style.
It is 1865 and Union prisoners use a military balloon to escape a Southern prison camp near the end of the Civil War. The balloon drifts for days and finally lands on a mysterious volcanic island with very unusual inhabitants. Also landing, in a better aircraft, is Rulu, a visitor from Mercury. She seeks a radio-active material that will enable her to manufacture an explosive that will destroy the world or, at least, the portion known as Earth in this 15 Chapter Serial from the 1950s.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 4K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet
- Richard CraneCapt. Cyrus Harding
- Marshall ReedJack Pencroft
- Karen RandleRulu of Mercury
- Ralph HodgesHerbert 'Bert' Brown
- Gene RothPirate Capt. Shard
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- Leonard PennCapt. Nemo
- Terry FrostAyrton - The Wild Man
- Rusty WescoattMoley - Shard Henchman
- Bernie HamiltonNeb