Friday, September 22, 2017

20,000 Leagues under the Sea 1954 James Mason Italian locandina

(1954) - (James Mason) Italian locandina

This is a 13" x 26" Italian locandina poster designed to promote the 1954 Richard Fleischer film Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea based on the 1870 novel of the same title by Jules Verne, screenplay by Earl Felton and starring James Mason as Captain Nemo. Plot summary: In 1868 world shipping lanes are disrupted by rumors of a giant sea monster attacking ships and the sea is no longer considered safe. The US government commissions an expedition to establish the truth about the rumored monster, which turns out to be real but something nobody expects. The film won three academy awards for Best Art Direction [John Meehan, Emile Kuri], Best Special Effects [John Hench, Joshua Meador] and Best Film Editing [Elmo Williams].

Cast and crew: Richard Fleischer, Earl Felton, Jules Verne, Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas, Peter Lorre, John Meehan, Emile Kuri, John Hench, Joshua Meador, Elmo Williams, Robert J. Wilke, Ted de Corsia, Carleton Young, J.M. Kerrigan, Percy Helton, Ted Cooper



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