Captain Nemo (miniseries) his work on the mysteries of the depths of the sea, the French professor Pierre Aronax on the day of his wedding receives an invitation to join the punitive expedition and accepts it. After a three-month unsuccessful search in the ocean, the frigate discovers a monster and attacks it, but as a result gets damaged itself. The professor, his servant Conseil and Ned Land whaler fall overboard onto a submarine, which they initially mistake for a giant dangerous animal. An unnamed ship is called the Nautilus. The creator, owner and captain of the ship is called Nemo ("Nobody" - in
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954 film) cast as the mad inventor Captain Nemo". The film was also praised for the performances of the leading actors. This was the first time that major international stars such as Kirk Douglas, James Mason, and Peter Lorre had appeared in a Disney film, although Robert Newton, a well-known actor in British films, had played Long John Silver in Disney's "Treasure Island" (1950), and Richard Todd, another well-known British actor, had appeared in Disney's Technicolor live-action version of "The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men" (1952). Mason especially was singled out for his performance of Captain Nemo. Many people