Trivia: Legendary actor Charles Grodin has an uncredited bit part as the drummer boy of the ship that gets attacked by the Nautilus.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
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Directed by: Richard Fleischer
Starring: Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Peter Lorre, Paul Lukas
Factual error: The giant squid's tentacles aren't shaped like ones in the real world are.
Captain Nemo: Think of it. On the surface there is hunger and fear. Men still exercise unjust laws. They fight, tear one another to pieces. A mere few feet beneath the waves their reign ceases, their evil drowns. Here on the ocean floor is the only independence. Here I am free! Imagine what would happen if they controlled machines such as this submarine boat. Far better that they think there's a monster and hunt me with harpoons.
Question: What did Captain Nemo mean when he said, 'I found out what I wanted to know'?
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.