# Mysterious Island (1961)

> Escaped Civil War prisoners transform a monstrous South Pacific island into a proving ground for ingenuity, courage, and wonder.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/11482

## Facts

- Runtime: 101 min
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction
- Director: Cy Endfield
- Cast: Michael Craig, Joan Greenwood, Michael Callan, Gary Merrill, Herbert Lom, Beth Rogan, Percy Herbert, Dan Jackson
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055207/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: spirited, imaginative, suspenseful, family movie night, classic adventure marathon

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- [20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)](https://ember.film/movie/9003)
- [The Time Machine (1960)](https://ember.film/movie/1475)
- [Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)](https://ember.film/movie/2064)
- [At the Earth's Core (1976)](https://ember.film/movie/15746)
- [The Fabulous World of Jules Verne (1958)](https://ember.film/movie/11935)
- [Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)](https://ember.film/movie/1497)
- [Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)](https://ember.film/movie/6538)
- [The Land That Time Forgot (1974)](https://ember.film/movie/16244)
- [Son of Godzilla (1967)](https://ember.film/movie/11232)
- [First Men in the Moon (1964)](https://ember.film/movie/21423)

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