20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916 film) Francisco International Film Festival. In 2016, the film was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress, and selected for its National Film Registry. A strange giant "sea creature" has been rampaging the seas. The American naval ship "Abraham Lincoln" is sent to investigate, but is rammed by "the creature" which turns out to be "The Nautilus", the fantastic submarine of the enigmatic Captain Nemo, and "Rudderless, the 'Abraham Lincoln' drifts on". Then, in "A strange rescue" he guides the sub to surface under those pitched overboard and his crew take them, including Professor Aronnax,
30,000 Leagues Under the Sea Lt. Cmdr. Conceil (his ex-wife) who is presented as a "ball-buster" in contrast to Arronaux's confident but laid-back temperament. She and her assistant Blackwell are both administrative theoretical-techie types and end up stripping the "Aquanaut" of equipment that leave the "Aquanaut" in trouble as they descend to the level the "Scotia" is wrecked at. The equipment loss leads to the crew passing out for lack of oxygen. They come to on board the "Nautilus" and meet an apparently charming Captain Nemo. It soon becomes clear that the good captain is a bit unhinged and tending towards megalomania. The "Aquanaut"'s crew