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,
Captain Nemo (miniseries) studio. On-location shooting took place in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, in Crimea, near the Artek, as well as at the Sevastopol Dolphinarium. Captain Nemo (miniseries) Captain Nemo () is a 1975 Soviet three-part television miniseries directed by Vasily Levin loosely based on the novels "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", its sequel "The Mysterious Island" and "The Steam House" by Jules Verne. The second half of the 19th century. An unknown sea monster has been destroying and damaging warships of different countries for the last two years; those of them who get to the port find giant triangular holes in the sides. Sailing