Based on Verne's book The Mysterious Island, five POWs escape from a camp in a balloon during the Civil War and crash-land on an uninhabited island in the Pacific. Trying to settle with their lives they find someone is helping them.
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| Release Date: | May 03, 1941 |
| Genres: | Adventure, Science Fiction |
| Production Company: | Odessa Film Studio |
| Production Countries: | Soviet Union |
| Casts: | Aleksey Krasnopolsky, Pavlo Kyiansky, Andrey Andriyenko-Zemskov, Ivan Kozlov, Robert Ross, Yuri Grammatikati, Andrii Sova, Nikolai Komissarov |
| Status: | Released |
| Budget: | $0 |
| Revenue: | 0 |
Directed by Eduard Pentslin, this Soviet adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic is a fascinating piece of cinematic history. While it lacks the high-octane CGI of modern versions, it compensates with atmospheric practical effects and a surprisingly gritty tone for its time. A patriotic, survivalist adventure that leans heavily into the ingenuity of its "colonists." It’s a bit stiff by today’s standards, but it remains a charmingly earnest and visually ambitious relic of early sci-fi cinema. A solid Soviet adaptation. Faithful to the book, atmospheric with great location shooting, but a bit slow and old-fashioned by modern standards
