"[A brilliant] inventor...develops an explosive strong enough to replace the energy to be had from oil and coal. [While a] rich villian seeks to acquire the substance, a Nautilus-type submarine, a deserted volcanic island harboring a pirate city built in a crater, a hidden lake with a super sophisticated laboratory on its shore, a rocket-firing cannon, etc. Derived from Verne's FACE AU DRAPEAU.
Also starring Vaclav Kyzlink, Jana Zatlukalova. Cinematography and special effects by Jiri Tarantik. Written by Karel Zeman.
"A marvelously poetic evocation of Jules Verne's world achieved through a combination of live action, animation, puppets and glass painting. [Director Karel] Zeman manages to create images that are like Benette and Riou's etchings that had illustrated the Hetzel edition of Verne's works."
THE AURUM FILM ENCYCLOPEDIA
See the ORIGINAL PREVUES OF COMING ATTRACTIONS Produced by Studio Gottwaldo, Czechoslovakia aka THE DIABOLICAL INVENTION and WEAPONS OF DESTRUCTION b&w/Recorded in Standard Play (SP) Mode
FEATURE IS A PROGRAM WITH A SPECIAL "NEVER BEFORE SEEN" "LOST DOCUMENTARY" Short Subject and THE ORIGINAL Theatrical Trailer.
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