20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916 film) Nemo. In elaborate flashback scenes to India, Nemo reveals that he is Prince Daaker, and that he created the Nautilus to seek revenge on Charles Denver. He is overjoyed to discover that the abandoned wild girl is his long-lost daughter, but his emotion is such that he expires. His loyal crew bury him at the ocean bottom. They disband and the Nautilus is left to drift to its own watery grave. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916 film) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is a 1916 American silent film directed by Stuart Paton. The film's storyline is based on the
Captain Nemo: The Fantastic History of a Dark Genius Island", where Lionel Barrymore played 'André Dakkar'. The prison island where Nemo and his fellow captives are held by Robur is called Rura Penthe; this is a reference to the slave factory island from the film "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea". It was due to having written "Captain Nemo" that Pocket Books approached Anderson to write the novelization of "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" film. Anderson would later go on to write a similarly themed novel covering H. G. Wells and his works, entitled "The Martian War". Verne is mentioned several times in the book. Captain Nemo: The Fantastic History