20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1997 film)

the 1997 ABC miniseries 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1997 miniseries) April 2025 January 2025 20,000 leagues hallmark.jpg 1.0 Print advertisement Adventure Fantasy Romance Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas Jules Verne Joe Wiesenfeld Michael Anderson Richard Crenna Ben Cross Paul Gross Julie Cox John Scott United States English Robert Halmi Sr. John Davis Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England Red Sea, Israel Alan Hume Jason Krasucki 95 minutes Hallmark Entertainment RHI Entertainment $15,000,000 (estimated) CBS 1997 03 23 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is a 1997 television film directed by Michael Anderson and starring Ben Cross as Captain Nemo. It premiered on March 23, 1997. Based on the 1870 novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas by Jules Verne, it is most notable for replacing the character of Professor Aronnax's manservant, Conseil, with the Professor's daughter, Sophie, who disguises herself as a boy so that she may accompany her father aboard USS Abraham Lincoln; she becomes the apex of a love triangle involving Captain Nemo and Ned the harpooner. The film was produced by Hallmark Entertainment. Cast and characters Richard Crenna as Professor Aronnax Ben Cross as Captain Nemo Paul Gross as Ned Land Julie Cox as Sophie Aronnax Michael Jayston as Admiral John E. Sellings Jeff Harding as Captain Michael Farragut Production Executive producer Robert Halmi Sr. said that he wanted the film to be more positive than the original novel in order to make it more accessible to children.Sterngold James Down to the Sea -- Again and Again https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/23/movies/down-to-the-sea-again-and-again.html 6 November 2024 The New York Times 23 March 1997 Critical reception The film was generally poorly received. Variety described the film as being "not quite that bad". They praised the film's photography and said that film's special effects "almost made the film worth watching."Richmond Ray 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea https://variety.com/1997/film/reviews/20-000-leagues-under-the-sea-1200449204/ 6 November 2024 Variety 20 March 1997 The Washington Post described the film as being "the next worse thing" to the seasonal flu. The film was criticized for lacking a sense of adventure or action. Richard Crenna and Ben Cross were both described as being miscast in their roles, and the replacement Professor Aronnax with his feminist daughter in the story was also criticized as being transparent and forced. The film's special effects were also criticized.Shales Tom 'LEAGUES': A REAL SINKER https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1997/03/22/leagues-a-real-sinker/84e923b9-d6dd-4405-9ce3-d0f946e72ad9/ 6 November 2024 The Washington Post 22 March 1997 See also List of underwater science fiction works References External links 0118247 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Category:1997 American films Category:1997 television films Category:1997 films Category:American science fiction television films Category:Halcyon Studios films Category:Television shows based on Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas