Mysterious Island Page #2

Synopsis: 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'.
Director(s): Cy Endfield
Production: Columbia Pictures
 
IMDB:
6.8
Rotten Tomatoes:
83%
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Year:
1961
101 min
231 Views


Captain!

-I'm swimming in.

-You'd better not!

That's the way I'm going.

No!

Captain Harding! Captain Harding!

Captain Harding! It's me, Neb.

Did you see anything, Neb?

No. How about you?

Nothing. We went about a mile beyond

where he dropped off.

-Not a sign.

-Maybe he's a bit further up that way.

He'd have to be the best swimmer

in the world to get even this far.

-It won't hurt us to try.

-He's drowned.

You got no right to say that,

do you hear me?

Maybe Spilett's seen something

from the rocks.

Oysters, gentlemen?

How come you're not looking

for the Captain, Mr. Spilett?

Because I'm looking for food instead.

Boy, did you ever see oysters

that size before?

-It's almost supernatural, isn't it?

-Look at him.

He's interested in food

while the Captain is still missing.

Take it easy, Neb.

You won't find him. Not alive, anyway.

I tell you he's drowned.

All right, Sergeant. Help yourself.

There. Get your health back.

-What, just raw like that?

-Sure. Why not?

No, thanks.

Come on, boy. Eat up! Come on!

Hey! Smoke!

Come on.

Captain Harding!

-Hey, Captain, are you all right?

-Yeah.

I knew you were alive, Captain.

Hey, didn't I tell you?

Didn't I tell you?

Neb, Herbert, you're all safe. Good.

Good morning, Captain. We missed you.

We would have found you sooner, Captain,

if you hadn't hidden out in these rocks.

-Didn't you bring me here?

-No, sir. We saw your fire.

I wasn't capable of lighting a fire

even if I'd had any matches.

And I hadn't.

None of us had, either.

I don't remember anything

since I went under.

Obviously. Neb,

he needs some hot food.

Bring some of those coals,

and I'll cook up a giant oyster stew.

Where do you think this fire came from

if the Captain didn't light it?

Of course he lit it somehow.

He just doesn't remember,

that's all.

One giant oyster stew special,

coming up.

-It smells good.

-It is, son.

Don't touch that, Captain.

It's the seasoning.

-What is it?

-Seaweed.

Captain, any idea where we are?

No.

That wind must have taken us

thousands of miles.

-Fiji, maybe.

-Or New Zealand. Anywhere.

Anywhere? On the other hand,

could be nowhere. Eh, Captain?

Gentlemen, we're going to climb that.

What for, Captain, the exercise?

No, for survival, Mr. Spilett.

From up there, we might be able to see

where we are and how to escape.

Escape to where this time?

And on the way, we'll hunt and forage.

We need meat and vegetables.

And how will we kill the game?

You threw our only guns away.

-Herbert?

-Yes, sir?

-Have you still got your knife?

-Yes, sir.

Good. Then you and Neb

will be spear-makers.

Pencroft, you'll be the vegetable-finder.

I'm in the Confederate Army, not yours.

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John Prebble

John Edward Curtis Prebble, FRSL, OBE,(23 June 1915 – 30 January 2001) was an English journalist, novelist, documentarian and popular historian. He is best known for his studies of Scottish history. more…

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