The Mysterious Island (1929 film)
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The Mysterious Island (1929 film) is an early American science fiction adventure movie loosely inspired by Jules Verne’s novel, notable for its blend of silent and sound sequences and pioneering special effects.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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science fiction film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Mysterious Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Jules Verne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy |
Max Fabian
NERFINISHED
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Percy Hilburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Lucien Hubbard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | Margaret Booth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early sound era ⓘ |
| feature |
early use of sound sequences
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pioneering special effects ⓘ |
| filmColor |
part-black-and-white film
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part-color film ⓘ |
| filmingPeriod | late 1920s ⓘ |
| format |
part-silent film
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part-sound film ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasColorProcess | two-color Technicolor sequences ⓘ |
| hasSpecialEffects |
fantasy sea creatures
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underwater sequences ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
exploration
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scientific experimentation ⓘ survival ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | The Mysterious Island (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| looselyAdaptedFrom | The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | William Axt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAs | early adaptation of a Jules Verne work in sound era ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of silent and sound sequences
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early American science fiction adventure cinema ⓘ |
| partOf | American early science fiction cinema ⓘ |
| period | pre-Code Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Lucien Hubbard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
MGM
NERFINISHED
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1929 ⓘ |
| runtimeApprox | 95 minutes ⓘ |
| setting | a mysterious island ⓘ |
| starred |
Jacqueline Gadsden
NERFINISHED
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Lionel Barrymore NERFINISHED ⓘ Lloyd Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Hollywood ⓘ |
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