20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954 film) Ned tries to identify himself as the author of the bottled messages. Aronnax is furious, recognizing that Nemo will destroy all evidence of his discoveries. Nemo enters the base and activates a time bomb, but is mortally wounded on "Nautilus"s deck from a slug to the back. After navigating the submarine away from Vulcania, Nemo announces he will be "taking the "Nautilus" down for the last time". The crew declare they will accompany their captain in death. Aronnax, Conseil, and Ned are confined to their cabins. The Nautilus's crew also retreat to their cabins at Nemo's instructions. Ned escapes and
Captain Nemo and the Underwater City of two of Jules Verne’s stories. Though that movie never passed the planning stage, MGM producer Steven Pallos managed to re-create the project having read a series of inspirational articles about Jacques Cousteau’s experiments with deep sea habitats, and the 'floating' was changed to 'underwater'. The film drew heavily on the supposed charm of the Victorian era, following agreement between director and scriptwriters to produce a popular escapist atmosphere, more the essence of Michael Todd’s "Around the World in Eighty Days" than of Disney‘s "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea". Captain Nemo and the Underwater City Captain Nemo and the Underwater