Known for Writing
Jules Gabriel Verne was a French novelist, poet, and playwright best known for his adventure novels and his profound influence on the literary genre of science fiction.
Born
February 8, 1828
Died
March 25, 1905 (age 77)
Birthplace
Nantes, France
Filmography
125 films, 31 shows
Happy Little Submarine: Journey To The Center Of The Deep Ocean
2021 · 1h 25m
country: China
In order to study the mysterious substances on the seabed, he followed his uncle, the geologist "Ironstone", dived deep into the Mariana Trench, accidentally was involved in the cave maze, came to the huge unknown world and discovered ancient creatures, and started an exploration of the undersea geocenter.
Le Tour du monde en 80 jours
2017 · 2h 10m
country: Belgium
A staging of Thierry Janssen's play "Around the World in Eighty Days" by Thierry Debroux. It is based on the novel of the same name by Jules Verne.
The Castaways of the Fol Espoir
2014 · 3h
country: France
A film-crew in the early twentieth century, the cabaret known as ‘Le Fol Espoir’ has been transformed into an amateur soundstage. The motion picture tells the story of a ship and its passengers – from the famous opera singer down to the petty criminal. The film is an optimistic political fable intended to educate the masses. There’s comedy aplenty – slapstick punches, custard pies and gags reminiscent of Buster Keaton and Fatty Arbuckle; there’s adventure, high drama moments of great bravura , and passionate love stories. The filming begins on June 28th 1914, the day of the Archiduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassination in Sarajevo, the gunpowder that sets Europe alight. It ends with news of another assassination – that of Jean Jaures on July 31st followed by the general conscription of August 1st, heralded by church bells across France. The allegory of the shipwreck is filmed at breakneck pace during the last five weeks before war breaks out.
From the Earth to the Moon
2013 · 1h 27m
country: Greece
In America, 100 years before the moon landing of Apollo 11, the bellicose bemoan their fates because the federal War is over and they all have fallen into inaction. They are reminiscent of the glorious past and feeling uncomfortable with the mournful clothes remaining unused in the closets and the green grass and the cotton growing back in the fields, as Verne writes characteristically! At that exact moment, the president of the Gun Club, Impey Barbicane, provided the solution by announcing that he has a plan to fire a cannonball to the Moon, an act that also constitutes the first substantial contact of man with the satellite of the Earth and will glorify the 36 United States of America all over the world.
Mysterious Island
2012 · 1h 26m
country: United States
During the American Civil War, five northern POWs make the decision to escape the war by hijacking a hot air balloon. Drifting through the night, they wake to find themselves marooned on a desert island, but they aren't alone.
Journey to the Center of the Earth
2008 · 1h 33m
country: United States
On a quest to find out what happened to his missing brother, a scientist, his nephew and their mountain guide discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth.
Journey to the Center of the Earth
2008 · 1h 30m
country: United States
Set in the late 1870's - A woman hires an anthropologist/adventurer to track down her husband, who has disappeared while searching for an elusive passage to the center of the earth
30,000 Leagues Under The Sea
2007 · 1h 30m
country: United States
Captain Nemo goes even deeper into insanity in this mesmerizing fantasy tale. Once again at the helm of his fearsome, wildly advanced vessel, the nautical madman endeavors to turn the world above the waves upside down.
Jules Verne's Mysterious Island
2005 · 2h 52m
country: United States
Five prisoners of war escape captivity in a Confederate prison camp only to land in an uncharted Pacific island where time stands still and dastardly pirates don't take kindly to strangers in director Russell Mulcahy's screen adaptation of fantasy author Jules Verne's literary classic. They thought they were on their way to freedom when they leapt into a balloon and took to the skies, but upon landing on an island where nothing is as it seems, these escapees are about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime. From bloodthirsty beasts to murderous pirates and a mad genius named Captain Nemo (Patrick Stewart), treachery lurks behind every corner on this island, and if these five survivors have any hope of staying alive, they'll have to fight to their dying breaths to escape the island and get back to the modern world.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
2004 · 1h 14m
country: United States
The larger-than-life Jules Verne adventure about reclusive genius Captain Nemo, his magnificent submarine, The Nautilus, and the perilous voyage he makes with a group of captive adventurers, one of which is a brave young woman disguised as a man.
Around the World in 80 Days
2004 · 2h
country: United States
A bet pits a British inventor, a Chinese thief and a French artist on a worldwide adventure that they can circle the globe in 80 days.
Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure
2002 · 1h 13m
country: United States
In search of fun and freedom, a trio of animal friends -- a bold monkey with a temper, a timid, bespectacled parrot and a lightning-fast cheetah -- escape from captivity. Their adventures take them around the world and, ultimately, straight into our hearts. Willem Dafoe and Chaka Khan lend their vocal talents to this perky animated musical that the family can enjoy together.
Michel Strogoff
1999 · 3h 1m
country: Germany
Ever since the death of his wife, the famous and once highly-respected general Michael Strogoff has fallen steadily into a state of decrepitude.
The Children of Captain Grant
1997 · 1h 55m
country: Germany
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1997 · 1h 35m
country: United States
In the 19th century, an expert marine biologist is hired by the government to determine what's sinking ships all over the ocean. His daughter follows him. They are intercepted by a mysterious captain Nemo and his incredible submarine.
A Journey to the Center of the Earth
1996 · 45m
country: Canada
Following the instructions on a mysterious parchment, Prof. Lindenbrock and his companion, Alex, discover and explore the center of the Earth, a mysterious place full of dangerous electrical storms, prehistoric reptiles and swamp monsters. Based on author Jules Verne's fantasy novel, this animated adventure follows the explorers' struggles to survive and prove their findings to the rest of the world.
Willy Fog in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1995 · 1h 17m
country: Spain
Willy Fog, the most famous British gentleman, faces the depths of the sea when many ships mysteriously disappear.
Willy Fog in Journey to the Center of the Earth
1995 · 1h 16m
country: Spain
Willy Fog is again challenged by Sullivan and embark, with his friends, in search of a secret path to the center of the Earth, dodging powerful streams and strange animals.
Willy Fog: Around the World in 80 Days
1995 · 1h 16m
country: Spain
Willy Fog is a British millionaire who bets that he will be able to go around the world in only eighty days.
Journey to the Center of the Earth
1993 · 1h 30m
country: United States
This made-for-TV film version uses the title and general premise of Jules Verne's novel, but had its heroes carry out the journey in an earth-penetrating machine. A television series was supposed to follow, but was never produced. Cast includes John Neville, F. Murray Abraham and Kim Miyori.
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - The Motion Picture
1991 · 1h 26m
country: Japan
Three years after the defeat of Gargoyle and Neo-Atlantis, a new threat has surfaced bent on bringing the world under his control. Geiger, using advanced robot technology, is attempting to begin a world war, and take control of the devistated world after the destruction has stopped. Once again, Nadia and Jean must fight to save the world, only this time from itself.
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story II
1991 · 1h 54m
country: Japan
The second specially edited memorial episode featuring Jean’s narration. This is a breath-taking sea adventure action animation. The story centers on a series of critical battles by the indestructible submarine, Nautilus and the conflict between Captain Nemo and the Gargoyle. It’s a shorter, more streamlined version of Nadia called "The Nautilus Story", which all but eliminates the filler arc and concentrates on the struggle between Nemo and Gargoyle. Some scenes in the more pivotal episodes are cut as well. The compilation series was made by Hideaki Anno, who was said to have been dissatisfied with the final result of the TV show. The Nautilus Story was only released in Japan on VHS and laserdisc.
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story III
1991 · 1h 54m
country: Japan
The third and final specially edited memorial episode featuring Jean’s narration. This is a breath-taking sea adventure action animation. The story centers on a series of critical battles by the indestructible submarine, Nautilus and the conflict between Captain Nemo and the Gargoyle. It’s a shorter, more streamlined version of Nadia called "The Nautilus Story", which all but eliminates the filler arc and concentrates on the struggle between Nemo and Gargoyle. Some scenes in the more pivotal episodes are cut as well. The compilation series was made by Hideaki Anno, who was said to have been dissatisfied with the final result of the TV show. The Nautilus Story was only released in Japan on VHS and laserdisc.
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story I
1991 · 1h 50m
country: Japan
The first specially edited memorial episode featuring Jean’s narration. This is a breath-taking sea adventure action animation. The story centers on a series of critical battles by the indestructible submarine, Nautilus and the conflict between Captain Nemo and the Gargoyle. It’s a shorter, more streamlined version of Nadia called "The Nautilus Story", which all but eliminates the filler arc and concentrates on the struggle between Nemo and Gargoyle. Some scenes in the more pivotal episodes are cut as well. The compilation series was made by Hideaki Anno, who was said to have been dissatisfied with the final result of the TV show. The Nautilus Story was only released in Japan on VHS and laserdisc.
Around the World in 80 Days
1988 · 49m
country: Australia
English Lord Phileas Fogg has just become the main suspect in a daring bank robbery. Meanwhile, he has made a wager with several other lords that he will be able to travel around this world in a mere 80 days. Joined by his butler Passepartout, Fogg begins his journey. However, hot on his heels is Scotland Yard detective Mr. Fix.
The Story of Fifteen Boys
1987 · 1h 7m
country: Japan
Cast ashore on a desert island after a fierce ocean storm, fifteen school boys find their lives changed forever. Who cut the lines that sent their ship to sea with no captain or crew? Why are pirates after the boys' new-found friend? Will they ever get home again? The excitement unfolds in scene after thrilling scene.
The Tribulations of a Chinese Gentleman
1987 · 2h 6m
country: China
The young Chinese heir to millions in the USA is suddenly destitute. He takes out a life insurace policy on himself and assigns his former teacher to kill him.
Captain of the Pilgrim
1987 · 1h 33m
country: Soviet Union
Junga Dick Sands takes the place of the dead captain and brings the Pilgrim ship to Africa, and not to America, as the vile villain and slave trader Negoro put an ax under the compass. So the fifteen-year-old captain, the wife of the shipowner with his young son, the professor and the crew were captured by the villains who profit from living goods.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1985 · 50m
country: Australia
This is an Australian made-for-television animated film from Burbank Films Australia. The film is an adaptation on Jules Verne's classic French novel, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870).
Round Vernian Vifam: Memory of Ms. Kate
1985 · 57m
country: Japan
The story takes place in Kukto in D.C. 2060 - a year after VIFAM. Ypserlon has been restored to peace, though there still remains occasional skirmishes. The Thirteen are invited there for a ceremony by the new Kukto government (its members are formerly the rebels). As two unexpected people appear, they develop a new story. It is a quest for memory.
In Search for Captain Grant
1985 · 7h 35m
country: Bulgaria
Lord and Lady Glenarvan found a bottle in the ocean. this bottle contained a letter from captain Grant that he and 2 of his sailors had survived a disaster in sea and need help. Unfortunately, the letter was damaged by water, and only latitude is known (37 degrees), but no longitude. The Glenarvans decide to find captain Grant.
Round Vernian Vifam: 12 Fade Away
1985 · 57m
country: Japan
Scott is furious after being falsely accused of peeping into the bedrooms of Claire, Maki, and Katue, and gets into a small craft to run away from home. In the end, he returns to the Janus, but immediately afterwards the computer indicates phantom images inside the ship, and one by one people start to disappear...
Round Vernian Vifam: 13 Meet Again
1984 · 56m
country: Japan
Summary of the second half of the Round Vernian Vifam series.
Round Vernian Vifam: A Letter From Katue
1984 · 51m
country: Japan
Summary of the first half of the Round Vernian Vifam series.
Fifteen Boys Adrift
1982 · 1h 25m
country: Japan
A troop of children from eight to thirteen, abandoned on an island, struggling for life in the midst of passion fueled by the differences of nationalities. A story in the style of Robinson Crusoe revisited by Jules Verne.
Mysterious Planet
1982 · 1h 10m
country: United States
A spaceship crash-lands on a planet, and the crew is astonished to find that it holds a beautiful woman who can heal the sick and injured and a race of super-intelligent beings.
The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians
1981 · 1h 37m
country: Czechoslovakia
In 1897, in a castle near the town of Werewolfville in the Carpithians, a slightly deranged Professor Orfanik experiments with his new inventions which include, even at this early date, television and a film camera. He is also an obsessed opera fan, keeps the body of his favorite diva preserved in a crypt in the castle. In order to keep away nosy visitors, the baron's mad-scientist assistant invents all sorts of spooky phenomena in order to give the castle a creepy reputation.
Mystery on Monster Island
1981 · 1h 45m
country: Spain
A young European boy living in San Francisco is reluctant to marry his long-term girlfriend because he wants to travel around the world first. His wealthy uncle agrees to send him on a global expedition aboard his ship, but en route the boy and his travelling companion are shipwrecked on a remote island, populated by countless prehistoric creatures as well as gold-hunting bandits.
The Carpathian Castle
1981 · 1h 8m
country: Romania
In late 19th century, a Transylvanian revolutionary fleeing the Imperial authorities goes to Italy where he meets a beautiful soprano who later disappears under mysterious circumstances.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1980 · 1h 24m
country: Czechoslovakia
The television adventure film, based on Verne's novel of the same name, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, tells the adventures of three shipwrecked prisoners aboard the legendary submarine Nautilus.
The Secret of Steel City
1979 · 1h 25m
country: Czechoslovakia
The film is a metaphor for the Cold War. It depicts two neighbouring nations: peace loving Fortuna and the not so peaceful land of the Steel City.
Bratři Kipové
Bratři Kipové
1979
country: Czechoslovakia
The ship's first officer, Karel Kip, and his brother, engineer Petr Kip, are convicted as mutineers for the mysterious murder of the captain of the ship James Cook. However, thanks to the intervention of the governor, they only receive life imprisonment in a penal colony. There, they build a hot air balloon with which they escape. The brothers remember that a phonograph was left on the ship, which could be used to identify the captain's real killer...
A Journey to the Center of the Earth
1977 · 1h
country: Australia
Following the instructions on a mysterious parchment, Prof. Lindenbrock and his companion, Alex, discover and explore the center of the Earth, a mysterious place full of dangerous electrical storms, prehistoric reptiles and swamp monsters. Based on author Jules Verne's fantasy novel, this animated adventure follows the explorers' struggles to survive and prove their findings to the rest of the world.
Around the World with Bolek and Lolek
1977 · 1h 41m
country: Poland
Animated film about two young boys, Bolek and Lolek, who seek to fulfill the last will of Phileas Fogg who decided that his inheritor would be the one who made an identical round the world journey as he had done, using the means of transport generally in use in the nineteenth century. As they journey round the world, a bad character named Jeremiah tries to foil their attempts.
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
1977 · 1h 30m
country: Spain
A 19th-century expedition to the Earth's core reveals primordial wonders, prehistoric monsters and a subterranean civilization that may convey the greatest discovery of all.
The Carpathian Castle
1976 · 2h
country: France
In 1898, strange things happen in a castle not far from the small village of Werst in the Carpathian mountains of Transylvania. Twenty years earlier, the castle had been abandoned due to some nefarious dealings there but a shepherd sees smoke coming out of the chimney, which stirs up the village with whispers Chort (a demon) is now occupying the place. Count Franz de Télek, a visitor to the area, becomes intrigued by all this turmoil and decides to investigate. Made for French television and based on the 1892 Jules Verne novel of the same name.
Off on a Comet
1976 · 51m
country: Australia
A Russian count and a French captain and his corporal survey the Algerian coast. Suddenly they are swept up in a mysterious storm. Afterwards, their world is unfamiliar, but they find a science professor who leads them into a new adventure.
Captain Nemo
1975 · 3h 23m
country: Soviet Union
For several years as a terrible sea monster drowns ships of the Navy. In a small number of ships that managed to survive, in the sides were found huge holes triangular shape. Now any exit to the sea is deadly, so America sends a special frigate called Blue Star. His goal is to find and destroy the terrible monster. One of the participants of the punitive expedition is a famous Professor from France – Pierre Aronnax. He has a deep knowledge of the mysteries of the deep sea. The search for the monster continues for more than three months, but in the end, the frigate still detects it and immediately starts the attack mode. After an unsuccessful battle with the monster ship goes to the bottom, and the Professor, his servant Conseil and whaler Ned Land get on a submarine and make an amazing journey under water.
Fifteen Year Old Captain
1974 · 1h 28m
country: Spain
Dick Sand travels aboard the "Pilgrim" when, following dramatic events, the ship becomes without a captain. Fate has it so that, to keep all sailors in peace, he shall command the ship. All accept this arrangement, even Negoro - whose resentment will add treachery to circumstances already difficult to take the ship to safe harbour. To a point the task may prove impossible...
The Danube Pilot
1974 · 1h 37m
country: Unknown
Based on the Jules Verne's novel "Danube pilot." The film is set during Bulgarian people struggle against the Turkish oppressors. Bulgarian Sergei Ladko embarks on a voyage on the Danube under the guise of traditional "Danube Anglers League" competition in order to bring the rebels money to buy weapons.
The Broken Horseshoe
1973 · 1h 18m
country: Soviet Union
Based on the novel by Jules Verne "Drama in Livonia". French aeronaut Jules Ardan, traveling in a hot air balloon, accidentally finds himself in Reval. Here he meets Dr. Peterson and his daughter Leida. The gendarmes are hunting for Leida's fiance. The banker's son is being murdered in the city. Suspicion falls on Peterson. Jules Ardan takes over the investigation of the crime.
The Mysterious Island
1973 · 1h 36m
country: Cameroon
1865, The American Civil War: Five POW manage to escape by balloon from Fort Richmond. Caught in a storm and with the balloon damaged they find themselves 'shipwrecked' on a volcanic desert island somewhere in the Pacific. Just before crash landing their leader, the brilliant engineer Cyrus Smith falls to his apparent death in the raging waters, but later turns up completely unharmed and with no memory of how he was saved. His fellow castaways are: the famous journalist Gedeon Spilett, the salty sailor Bonaventure Pencroff, the orphaned boy Harbert Brown and the black servant of Smith, Nab. The dog Top also joined them in the escape.
The Light at the Edge of the World
1971 · 2h 8m
country: United States
Pirates take over a lighthouse on a rocky island. They then execute a devious plan to cause ships to run aground, pillaging their wrecks. A lone member of the lighthouse crew survives, and he deperately fights their plot. A shipwrecked maiden that avoids the pirates slaughter soon complicates the situation.
Strogoff
1970 · 1h 49m
country: Bulgaria
A captain in the Czar's army encounters danger and romance while carrying a secret message across 19th-century Russia.
On the Comet
1970 · 1h 14m
country: Czechoslovakia
When a comet passes the Earth very closely, it pulls a small part of North Africa, and a small swathe of humanity, along with it.
The Southern Star
1969 · 1h 44m
country: France
Comedy adventure based on a Jules Verne novel about the ups and downs of jewel thieves in the wilds of Africa circa 1900. George Segal is the appealing hero-heel and Ursula Andress is visually stunning as the lady in the proceedings. Orson Welles has a small role.
The Secret of Wilhelm Storitz
The Secret of Wilhelm Storitz
1967 · 1h 50m
country: Czechoslovakia
TV adaptation of Jules Verne's posthumously published novel.
The Stolen Airship
1967 · 1h 24m
country: Czechoslovakia
Five young people take off in a lighter-than-air machine at the Prague Centennial Exhibition. A live-action/animated film based loosely on Jules Verne's novels Two Years' Vacation and The Mysterious Island. The film in Art Nouveau style consists of live-action scenes, generally shot in black and white, as well as hand-drawn, stop-motion, and cutout animation. Various live-action and animated elements are often composited into the same scene.
Up to His Ears
1965 · 1h 44m
country: France
A millionaire realizes he really wants to live after he has hired an assassin to kill him.
İki Sene Mektep Tatili
1964
country: Unknown
The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze
1963 · 1h 34m
country: United States
Phileas Fogg III, great grandson of the original Phileas Fogg, accepts a bet to duplicate his great grandfather's famous trip around the world in response to a challenge made by Randolph Stuart III, the descendant of the original Fogg's nemesis. Unbeknownst to anyone, However, "Stuart" is the infamous con man Vicker Cavendish who made the bet in order to cover up his robbing the bank of England by framing Fogg for the crime. This makes for a dangerous journey for Fogg and his servants (the stooges) and Amelia Carter, whom they rescue from thugs during a train ride. Can they make it back to England in time ?
Mathias Sandorf
1963 · 1h 45m
country: Italy
1868. Revolutionary Mathias Sandorf is determined to oust the dictatorship oppressing his country. The people see him as their liberator. Denounced by his banker, Mathias is arrested and sentenced to death. He manages to escape and takes refuge in a fishing village where he prepares a new uprising.
Five Weeks in a Balloon
1962 · 1h 41m
country: United States
Professor Fergusson plans to make aviation history by making his way across Africa by balloon. He plans to claim uncharted territories in West Africa as proof of his inventions worth.
Mysterious Island
1961 · 1h 41m
country: United Kingdom
During the US Civil War, Union POWs escape in a balloon and end up stranded on a South Pacific island, inhabited by giant plants and animals. They must use their ingenuity to survive the dangers, and to devise a way to return home. Sequel to '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' .
The Triumph of Michael Strogoff
1961 · 1h 54m
country: France
In this adaptation of the Jules Verne novel, the Czarina asks an intrepid colonel to protect her nephew as he fights an invasion in 19th century Russia.
Valley of the Dragons
1961 · 1h 22m
country: United States
In 1881 Algeria, an American soldier and a French aristocrat are about to have a duel over a woman when a comet hurtling past the Earth draws them into its gravitational pull. The men find themselves transported to the moon, where they discover a prehistoric civilization inhabited by reptiles and humans.
Master of the World
1961 · 1h 42m
country: United States
A mad genius tries to bomb the world into peace.
Journey to the Center of the Earth
1959 · 2h 12m
country: United States
An Edinburgh professor and assorted colleagues follow an explorer's trail down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the earth's center.
From the Earth to the Moon
1958 · 1h 41m
country: United States
Set just after the American civil war, businessman and inventor Victor Barbicane invents a new source of power called Power X. He plans to use it to power rockets, and to show its potential he plans to send a projectile to the moon. Joining him for the trip are his assistant Ben Sharpe, Barbicane's arch-rival Stuyvesant Nicholl, and Nicholl's daughter Virginia. Nicholl believes that Power X goes against the will of God and sabotages the projectile so that they cannot return to earth, setting up a suspenseful finale as they battle to repair the projectile.
The Fabulous World of Jules Verne
1958 · 1h 23m
country: Czechoslovakia
As the world progresses into the industrial age, a professor studying the "nature of pure matter" is spirited away by a would-be dictator and connived into building a super-bomb, as a young reporter and a girl rescued from the sea attempt to warn him of their mutual kidnapper's intentions to dominate the world with a new and more-deadly-yet weapon.
Michael Strogoff
1956 · 1h 49m
country: France
When Emir Feofar Khan, leader of the Tartar hordes, takes up arms and invades the steppes of Eastern Siberia, Czar Alexander II of Russia entrusts the brave officer Michael Strogoff with a dangerous mission.
Around the World in 80 Days
1956 · 3h 2m
country: United Kingdom
Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1954 · 2h 7m
country: United States
A ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo.
Mysterious Island
1951 · 4h 12m
country: United States
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.
A Captain at Fifteen
1945 · 1h 23m
country: Soviet Union
A classic movie based on a famous "Dick Sand, A Captain at Fifteen" novel by Jules Verne.
Miguel Strogoff
1944 · 1h 32m
country: Mexico
A Russian courier has to deliver a message from the Czar to the Grand Duke across enemy lines. He encounters many colorful characters along the way.
Mysterious Island
1941 · 1h 15m
country: Soviet Union
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.
The Soldier and the Lady
1937 · 1h 25m
country: United States
In the face of rebellion in Russia, Czar Alexander II sends soldier Michael Strogoff 2,000 miles away, with a critical message for Grand Duke Vladimir. On the train journey, Michael befriends a traveler and comes into contact with a mysterious spy, who both unexpectedly aid him in his quest. Once behind enemy lines, Michael is near his hometown and his mother, whom he must avoid in order to fulfill his mission.
Capt. Grant's Family
1936 · 1h 23m
country: Soviet Union
The son and daughter of a lost-at-sea captain recruit help to find him on the basis of an incomplete note found in a bottle, and encounter adventures in Patagonia, Australia, and New Zealand.
Michel Strogoff
1936 · 1h 40m
country: France
The Czar charges a man to deliver a message to the Grand Duke behind enemy lines. On his way he encounters a number of adventures.
The Czar's Courier
1936 · 1h 26m
country: Germany
A Czarist courier has to get across the Siberia frontier, threatened by Tartar invaders and a treacherous Russian helping them. Strogoff encounters several colorful characters along the way. German language version of the French film Michel Strogoff, adapting the novel by Jules Verne.
Der Meister der Welt
Der Meister der Welt
1927
country: Unknown
Michel Strogoff
1926 · 2h 48m
country: Germany
Adapted from Jules Verne's 1876 novel Michael Strogoff, the film tells the tale of a Russian courier named Michael Strogoff who has to dash across Russia with a vital message for the tsar's brother, wrestling with bears and fighting off ferocious Tatar rebels along the way. Captured by the Tatars, he is brought before their leader and blinded with a red hot sword by the executioner.
The Isle of Zorda
1921 · 2h 4m
country: France
Sarkani, an adventurer, finds a trusted carrier pigeon, takes possession of the code message and, teaming up with the unscrupulous banker Torenthal, gets the position of secretary from Matthias Sandorff. After deciphering the message, he discovers a conspiracy against the government. By law, Thorenthal and Sarkani receive half of Sandorff's fortune. His kidnapped daughter was raised by Thorenthal as his own child, and in order to keep her share of the fortune, he tries to marry her off to Sarkani, but she is in love with the son of one of Sandorff's friends and refuses. Sandorff takes over the fisherman who betrayed him, as well as the banker who lost his fortune in Monte Carlo. Together with Sava's beloved, whom he cured, they save Sava and take Sarkani into their own hands. Sandorf surrenders them to the legitimate authorities, unites his daughter and her lover, and everyone lives happily on the island of Zord.
Around the World in 80 Days
1919 · 2h 1m
country: Germany
Wealthy Englishman Phileas Fogg bets his friends that he can travel around the world in 80 days.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1916 · 1h 39m
country: United States
Captain Nemo has built a fantastic submarine for his mission of revenge. He has traveled over 20,000 leagues in search of Charles Denver - a man who caused the death of Princess Daaker. Seeing what he had done, Denver took the daughter to his yacht and sailed away.
Michael Strogoff
1914 · 46m
country: United States
The Russian Czar sends his trusted confidant, Michael Strogoff, to warn his brother the Grand Duke of a Tartar rebellion that will be led by Feofar Khan and Ivan Ogareff. Calling himself Nicholas Korpanoff, Strogoff poses as a trader to journey to warn the Grand Duke. On his way he meets Nadia Fedorova, a young girl trying to join her father Wassili, a political activist who has been exiled to Siberia. Strogoff is captured by the Tartars, who don't believe he is a trader and threaten to torture Strogoff's mother Marfa unless he reveals his true identity.
The Children of Captain Grant
The Children of Captain Grant
1914 · 55m
country: France
The story of the children of Captain Grant.
The Conquest of the Pole
1912 · 33m
country: France
A science fantasy film that deals with an extraordinary race to the north pole by rival parties of balloonists. Based on the novel "The Adventures of Captain Hatteras" by Jules Verne.
Voyage au centre de la terre
Voyage au centre de la terre
1910 · 9m
country: France
Michael Strogoff
Michael Strogoff
1910 · 20m
country: United States
A graphic reproduction of Jules Verne's famous story under the above title. It deals with a secret mission in Russia
The Impossible Voyage
1904 · 20m
country: France
Using every known means of transportation, several savants from the Geographic Society undertake a journey through the Alps to the Sun which finishes under the sea.
A Trip to the Moon
1902 · 15m
country: France
Professor Barbenfouillis and five of his colleagues from the Academy of Astronomy travel to the Moon aboard a rocket propelled by a giant cannon. Once on the lunar surface, the bold explorers face the many perils hidden in the caves of the mysterious planet.