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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

121997•5.8/10
Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & Adventure

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5.8/10(32)

New England, 1886: a creature of unknown origin is destroying ships at sea. It is the job of Professor Pierre Aronnax, a marine expert, and Ned Land, the iron willed sailor, to learn the truth about the monster roaming the seas. In their search, they come across the sophisticated submarine Nautilus, secretly cruising under the ocean, and its charismatic captain Nemo.

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Production

Village Roadshow Pictures, Frederick S. Pierce Company

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

May 11, 1997

Last Aired

May 12, 1997

Networks

ABC

Created By

Jules Verne

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Episode 1
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 1997-05-11
Episode 2
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 1997-05-12

Cast

Michael Caine

Michael Caine

Captain Nemo

Mia Sara

Mia Sara

Mara

Bryan Brown

Bryan Brown

Ned Land

John Bach

John Bach

Thierry Arronax

Nicholas Hammond

Nicholas Hammond

Saxon

Peter McCauley

Peter McCauley

Admiral McCutcheon

Kerry Armstrong

Kerry Armstrong

Lydia Rawlings

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Cabe Attucks

Patrick Dempsey

Patrick Dempsey

Pierre Arronax

Cecily Chun

Imei

Ken Senga

Shimoda

Gerry Day

Nitongu

Steven Grives

Steven Grives

Garfield

Boe Kaan

Ivanda

Damian Monk

Dennison

Jeff Dornan

American Scientist

Gabriel Carr

Russian Scientist

Peter Settle

British Scientist

Peter Scheidel

Austrian Scientist

Duke Bannister

Scientist #2

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