20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1985 film) they meet the submarine's captain, Captain Nemo, and his faithful crew. To keep his secret safe, Captain Nemo keeps the three men aboard his ship. Aboard the Nautilus, the professor, Ned and Conseil travel throughout the depths of the ocean; a voyage the professor and Conseil find fascinating, but Ned soon finds his captivity unbearable and develops a hatred for the captain and a longing for freedom. The professor learns of Captain Nemo's hatred towards mankind, for he had lost his wife, children and family to them, and now sought revenge by destroying as many ships as he encountered. On
Captain Nemo in 1874 but is set immediately after the American Civil War, from 1861 to 1865. This would mean that Captain Nemo who appeared in "The Mysterious Island" dies "before" Captain Nemo who appeared in "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" sets out on the undersea travels. Also, when Captain Nemo is finally seen in "The Mysterious Island", he mentions having met Aronnax 16 years previously. Many errors in the original French first printing (the 'grand in-8' published by Pierre-Jules Hetzel) are likely the fault of the editors who, at that time, were unlikely to consult the authors of the books