La Isla misteriosa y el capitán Nemo

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La Isla misteriosa y el capitán Nemo
Directed by	Juan Antonio Bardem Henri Colpi
Produced by	Jacques Bar
Written by	Juan Antonio Bardem Henri Colpi Jules Verne (novel)
Starring	Omar Sharif
Music by	Gianni Ferrio
Cinematography	Guy Delecluse Enzo Serafin
Editing by	Paul Cayatte Antonio Gimeno
Distributed by	Cinerama Releasing Corporation (USA)
Release date(s)	March 17, 1973
Running time	96 mins
Country	Spain France Italy Cameroon
Language	Spanish
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L'Ile Mysterieuse / La Isla misteriosa y el capitán Nemo / Die Geheimnisvolle Insel (The Mysterious Island) is a 1973 European TV miniseries production adapted from Jules Verne's novel L'Île mystérieuse. It was later re-edited into a motion picture for theatrical release.

This version was directed by Juan Antonio Bardem and Henri Colpi and featured Omar Sharif as Captain Nemo.

This TV miniseries turned out to be one of the most remarkable Jules Verne adaptations, remaining unusually faithful to the original book, including the exterior design of the Nautilus. Deviations from the original book were either limited to budget restrictions or moderate artistic liberty in a constructive sense: While it seems not credible that the Nemo of the book achieved various, physical demanding stunts (considering he was weakened and subsequently dying of old age), Omar Sharif is much younger, relies on what's left of his crew (killed by some kind of disease) and eventually shares the same fate like his alter ego James Mason in the Disney version of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

The miniseries featured what may be considered the most beautiful, atmospheric dense Jules Verne imagery ever put on film: As the settlers lay eyes onto the cave in which the Nautilus harbors, they hear opera music coming from within the Nautilus (due to a cinematograph and a music recording in Nemo's possession).