20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954 film)

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Richard Fleischer
Screenplay by	Earl Felton
Based on	Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas by Jules Verne
Produced by	Walt Disney
Starring	Kirk Douglas James Mason Paul Lukas Peter Lorre
Cinematography	Franz Planer
Edited by	Elmo Williams
Music by	Paul Smith
Production company	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	Buena Vista Distribution
Release date	December 23, 1954 (1954-12-23)
Running time	127 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$5 million[1]
Box office	$28.2 million[2]

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is a 1954 American science fiction adventure film directed by Richard Fleischer, from a screenplay by Earl Felton. Adapted from Jules Verne's 1870 novel of the same name, the film was personally produced by Walt Disney through Walt Disney Productions. It stars Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas, and Peter Lorre. Photographed in Technicolor, the film was one of the first feature-length motion pictures to be filmed in CinemaScope. It was also the first feature-length Disney film to be distributed by Buena Vista Distribution.

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was a critical and commercial success, being especially remembered for the fight with a giant squid, as well as Mason's definitive performance as the charismatic anti-hero Captain Nemo. The film won two Academy Awards for its art direction and special effects. It is considered an early precursor of the steampunk genre.^[3]