The First Submarine Photoplay Ever Filmed
Captain Nemo has built a fantastic submarine for his mission of revenge. He has traveled over 20,000 leagues in search of Charles Denver - a man who caused the death of Princess Daaker. Seeing what he had done, Denver took the daughter to his yacht and sailed away.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916) is a adventure, drama, action and science fiction film directed by Stuart Paton, released on December 24, 1916 with a runtime of 1h 39m. It stars Allen Holubar, Jane Gail, Howard Crampton and Matt Moore. Viewers rate it 6.1 out of 10 across 64 ratings.
Allen Holubar
as Captain Nemo, also known as Prince Daaker
Jane Gail
as A child of nature/Princess Daaker
Howard Crampton
as Cyrus Harding
Matt Moore
as Lieutenant Bond
William Welsh
as Charles Denver
Joseph W. Girard
as Major Cameron
Curtis Benton
as Ned Land
Edna Pendleton
as Aronnax's daughter
Dan Hanlon
as Professor Aronnax
Leviticus Jones
as Neb
Wallace Clarke
as Pencroft
Martin Murphy
as Herbert Brown
Directed by Stuart Paton, written by Jules Verne, produced by Carl Laemmle.
Average viewer score of 6.1/10 from 64 ratings.
Based on Jules Verne's story of revenge, this is actually quite an impressive production that tries pretty hard to deliver a reasonably plausible production of this tale of "Nemo" (Allen Holubar). He has built this magnificent undersea vessel so he can avenge the death of his beloved Princess "Daaker" at the hands of "Denver" (William Welch). Meantime, acclaimed French scientist "Aronnax" (Dan Hanlon) and his…
Reviewed on June 6, 2022
A very cool production, unfortunately dragged down by whatever the SE Asian term is for blackface. Well worth watching the underwater footage, but skip the rest.
Reviewed on February 15, 2026
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The main cast of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916) includes Allen Holubar, Jane Gail, Howard Crampton, Matt Moore and William Welsh. The film was directed by Stuart Paton. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was released on December 24, 1916 and runs for 1h 39m.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916) holds an average rating of 6.1 out of 10 from 64 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy adventure, drama and action films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
