Question: What did Captain Nemo mean when he said, 'I found out what I wanted to know'?
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
1 question
Directed by: Richard Fleischer
Starring: Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Peter Lorre, Paul Lukas
Revealing mistake: In the scene near the end when water is filling up the submarine, Kirk Douglas begins fighting with a member of the crew to escape. As Douglas hits him his false sideburn falls off and flies across the screen.
Captain Nemo: The natives over there are cannibals. They eat liars with the same enthusiasm as they eat honest men.
Trivia: Legendary actor Charles Grodin has an uncredited bit part as the drummer boy of the ship that gets attacked by the Nautilus.
Answer: To see what kind of men they are, especially Ned Glass. They held on to the sub against the harshness of the ocean. They did not scream, cry, or beg for mercy.